アクセントakusento
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- noun, linguisticsaccent (on a syllable, word); stress; pitch accentAustralia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"?
- nounintonation; inflection; cadence
- noun(language) accent (e.g. American, British)
- nounaccent (e.g. in a design); highlight; emphasis
- noun, musicaccent (on a note)
- Synonym強勢きょうせいWrittenA written linguistics term for the stressed part in stress-type accent systems. For everyday talk of a word's accent or pitch, use 「アクセント」.
- Related強調きょうちょうNeutralEmphasizing meaning, as in 「重要性を強調する」; can also mean stressing a part when reading aloud. It does not refer to a word's inherent accent.
- RelatedトーンNeutralLoanword for pitch or tone of voice, also color tone, as in 「声のトーン」. It leans toward the overall sound; 「アクセント」 is a word's pitch accent.
- Related音調おんちょうWrittenWritten word for the rise and fall of sound — speech intonation or a melody's tune. 「アクセント」 is mainly a word's pitch accent, also a regional accent or a design touch.
- Related声調せいちょうWrittenA written linguistics term for pitch patterns that distinguish meaning, like the four tones of Chinese; also tone of voice or song. Japanese word accent is 「アクセント」.
Use 「アクセント」 for a word's pitch accent, a regional accent, or a design accent. For overall tone of voice say 「トーン」, for emphasizing meaning 「強調」, for Chinese-style tones 「声調」; 「強勢」 and 「音調」 are written terms for stress and intonation.
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