noun
Tarui accent
A pitch accent system used in the Kinki region and parts of Hokuriku, named after the town of Tarui in Gifu Prefecture. Technical term in Japanese dialectology.
垂井式アクセントは、岐阜県垂井町を中心に分布している。
The Tarui accent is distributed mainly around Tarui Town in Gifu Prefecture.
近畿地方の一部では、垂井式アクセントが話されている。
In parts of the Kinki region, the Tarui accent is spoken.
Tokyo-style accent is the standard pitch accent system of modern Japanese, contrasting with regional systems like Tarui.
Named after Tarui (垂井町), a town in Gifu Prefecture, where this accent pattern was first described.