"stress" in Japanese
After listening to spoken Japanese for quite a while, This question just came to my mind.

Can "long vowel sound" be considered "stressed sound" in a Japanese word?

I have a feeling that the native speakers always stress the "long vowel sound" their natural speech. (not just because it's longer, it's also because I feel like the "long vowel sound" is pronounced much more clearly and loudly).

Question

"stress" in Japanese
After listening to spoken Japanese for quite a while, This question just came to my mind.

Can "long vowel sound" be considered "stressed sound" in a Japanese word?

I have a feeling that the native speakers always stress the "long vowel sound" their natural speech. (not just because it's longer, it's also because I feel like the "long vowel sound" is pronounced much more clearly and loudly).

Answer

In English, vowel sounds are reduced on unstressed syllables.

Japanese doesn't really use a stress system though, it uses a pitch system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pitch_accent

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Thank you very much :). I'll check it out.

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Just for your information, the site below would be some help for you. Click "For survival" on the left column --> articles #7 to #10 are related to your question.

【　http://www.coelang.tufs.ac.jp/ja/en/pmod/practical/01-10-01.php  　】

Click "back/next" button to find more explanations or exorcises.

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