Definition of アクセント

アクセント

akusento

noun
1.
accent (on a syllable, word), stress, pitch accent(linguistics)
2.
intonation, inflection, cadence
3.
(language) accent (e.g. American, British)
4.
accent (e.g. in a design), highlight, emphasis
5.
accent (on a note)(music term)
Example sentences(showing 11 results)

This vowel change has much to do with the overall accent pattern assigned to each word

かれ
彼の
はんだん
判断
かれ
かんさい
関西
しゅっし
出身
Judging from his accent, he is from Kansai

Ask your teacher where to place the accent

The accent of this word is on the second syllable

Australia
Where do you place the stress in the word "Australia"

The accent of the word is on the second syllable

He was an American, as I knew from his accent

guitar
だい
おんせつ
音節
The accent of "guitar" falls on the second syllable

tomorrow
ばん
番目
おんせつ
音節
In the word "tomorrow", the accent is on the second syllable

I can tell by his accent that he is German