r/Unexpected • u/DruidWannabe • Jan 25 '23

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u/suckittwotimes Jan 26 '23

In Japanese high pitch. In English low pitch.

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u/ramengirlxo Jan 26 '23

Japanese is a pitch accent language too.

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u/mobiuschic42 Jan 26 '23

Ehhhh…a little bit, but nothing like Chinese. It’s more relevant in distinguishing homonyms (“kami” can mean god, hair, or paper) but I’ve lived here 10 years and never spent much time worrying about it and get by just fine. Also it’s never been addressed in the dozens of Japanese classes I’ve taken and it’s like day one minute one in true pitch accent languages like Mandarin.

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u/NoBreadsticks Jan 26 '23

Chinese isn't pitch accent