Translation guide
The acute accent is a diacritical mark (´) placed over a vowel to indicate stress, pitch, or a specific pronunciation. In Japanese, it is not a native feature but appears in loanwords, linguistic descriptions, and specialized contexts.
Referring to the acute accent as a symbol used in various languages to indicate stress, pitch, or vowel quality.
Standard term for the acute accent diacritic. Used in linguistic and typographic contexts.
In French, an acute accent is sometimes placed on the e.
Loanword from English 'acute accent'. Common in casual or non-specialist contexts.
This word needs an acute accent.
French-derived term 'accent aigu', used specifically for the acute accent in French contexts.
The accent aigu is a mark that slopes upward to the right.
Describing the acute accent as a notation for high pitch in linguistic descriptions of Japanese pitch accent.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'a symbol indicating high pronunciation'. Used when explaining pitch accent notation.
In this dictionary, the acute accent indicates the syllable pronounced with a high pitch.
Technical term for 'high tone symbol', sometimes used in phonology.
Indicating primary stress in phonetic transcriptions, such as in English dictionaries.
To type an acute accent on a Japanese keyboard, you usually need to use a special character input method or copy-paste. For example, on Windows, you can use the character map or Alt codes. On Mac, press Option + E, then the vowel.
We use the acute accent as a high tone symbol.
The stress mark for this word is on the first syllable.