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京けい阪はん式しきアクセント

Meanings

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noun

Keihan-style accent; Kyoto-Osaka accent

Linguistic term for the pitch accent system of the Kyoto-Osaka (Keihan) region, contrasting with Tokyo-style accent.

京けい阪はん式しきアクセントは、東とう京きょう式しきアクセントとは異ことなるピッチパターンを持もつ。
The Keihan-style accent has pitch patterns different from the Tokyo-style accent.

Kanji

京capital, 10**16
阪heights, slope
式style, ceremony, rite

Related words

東とう京きょう式しきアクセント
The standard accent of Tokyo and much of eastern Japan, which contrasts with Keihan-style accent in pitch patterns and word-level distinctions.

Etymology

Compound of 京阪 (Keihan, referring to Kyoto and Osaka) + 式 (style) + アクセント (accent).