アクサン

noun

French accent mark; accent (acute, grave, circumflex)

Specifically refers to the diacritical marks used in French orthography: acute (´), grave (`), and circumflex (ˆ).

from French

• フランス語ごの「é」にはアクサンが付ついている。

  The French 'é' has an accent mark.

noun

word stress; syllable accent

Used in linguistic contexts to refer to stress or pitch accent on a syllable or word. Less common than アクセント for general stress.

See also: アクセント

• この単たん語ごのアクサンは最さい後ごの音おん節せつにある。

  The stress of this word falls on the last syllable.