A type of accent in which patterns of pitch (high/low) distinguish words or forms; found in some dialects of Japanese (also called 'high-low accent').
東京方言はピッチアクセントを持ち、『雨』と『飴』はアクセントで区別される。
The Tokyo dialect has a pitch accent; for example, 'ame' (rain) and 'ame' (candy) are distinguished by accent.
語彙学の授業でピッチアクセントについて学んだ。
I learned about pitch accent in my lexicology class.
外国語話者は日本語のピッチアクセントを習得するのが難しいことが多い。
Learners of foreign languages often find it difficult to master Japanese pitch accent.