What does アクセント mean?
アクセント is a Japanese noun meaning “accent” in English. It can also be translated as “intonation, (language) accent (e.g. American, British), accent (e.g. in a design)” depending on context. It is written as アクセント in hiragana, and akusento in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
Australiaという語のアクセントはどこですか。
Where do you place the stress in the word "Australia"?
彼のアクセントから判断すると、彼は関西の出身だ。
Judging from his accent, he is from Kansai.