How to say "stress" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe word for stress as mental or physical strain — the pressure or tension people feel from work or daily life. For stressing a point use 強調, and for stress on a syllable アクセント.
- 強調きょうちょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbStress in the sense of emphasis — stressing, highlighting, or underscoring a point in speech or writing. When you say someone stressed a point, this is the word you want.
- nounStress in the phonetic sense: the prominence placed on a particular syllable or word in pronunciation, as when asking which syllable of an English word is stressed. It also covers pitch accent.Australiaという語のアクセントはどこですか。↗Where do you place the stress in the word "Australia"?
- 重点じゅうてんnounStress as the point of greatest importance or focus: laying stress on one matter over others in a plan, policy, or argument. It centers on what is prioritized rather than on the act of emphasizing.
- 重きおもきnounStress as the weight or importance given to one thing over others, the same ground as 重点. It fits talk of placing weight on a matter; for general use 重点 is the more flexible choice.
Use 「ストレス」 for mental or physical strain, 「アクセント」 for stress on a syllable in pronunciation, and 強調, 重点, or 「重き」 when stress means emphasis, with the last two highlighting what matters most.
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Japanese equivalents
- ストレスstress
- 強調きょうちょうemphasis
- アクセントaccent (on a syllable, word)
- 重点じゅうてんimportant point
- 重きおもきimportance
- 力点りきてんemphasis
- 強圧きょうあつpressure
- 緊張きんちょうtension
- 応力おうりょくstress
- 強勢きょうせいstress
- 歪力わいりょくstress
- アピるto stress
- 強音きょうおんaccent
- 語勢ごせいemphasis (e.g. placed on a word)
- 負荷ふかload (electrical, mechanical, etc.)
- 強弱きょうじゃくstress (of a sound)
- 声しょうstress (in pronunciation)
- ひずみharmful effects
- アクサンaccent (on a syllable, word)
- 力ちからstress
See also
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