東京式アクセント
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Meanings
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Tokyo-style pitch accent
Refers to the pitch accent system of the Tokyo dialect, which is the basis for standard Japanese pronunciation. Often contrasted with the Kyoto-Osaka (Keihan) style accent.
The accent of standard Japanese is basically the Tokyo-style accent.
In the Tokyo-style accent, 'hashi' (bridge) and 'hashi' (chopsticks) are distinguished by different pitch patterns.