accented word in Japanese pitch accent
Linguistics term referring to a word that has a pitch accent pattern (i.e., not unaccented). Often contrasted with 起伏型.
See also: 起伏型
Japanese nouns include accented words and unaccented words.
The word 雨 is an accented word, with the first mora low and the next mora high.
Compound of 起伏 (undulation, rise and fall) and 式 (type, style), referring to the presence of a pitch fall within a word.