noun
Refers to the diacritical mark ´ placed over a vowel, as in é. Used in linguistics, orthography, and typography.
フランス語では、eの上に鋭アクセントが付くことがあります。
In French, an acute accent is sometimes placed on the letter e.
Compound of 鋭 (ei, 'sharp') and アクセント (akusento, 'accent'), a calque of English 'acute accent'.