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  • spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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    8 months ago

    is it second syllable that is accented? as in ha-DOU-ken kom-BU-cha pa-NER-a bread?

    • skulblaka
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      8 months ago

      Precisely

      Edit: I have discovered that I can annoy my girlfriend by saying kombucha in the same intonation as Ryu says hadouken and it is very excellent

    • JillyB@beehaw.org
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      8 months ago

      No. Japanese doesn’t have accented syllables. It’s all pronounced at a steady tone or with emphasis placed where it makes sense in context.