強調 — meaning in English
kyōchō
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English meaning
- accent noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
- emphasis noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
- emphasize verb To give special importance or extra stress to something.
- emphatic adj Expressed forcefully and with strong conviction.
Senses
強調 is used for these senses in English:
- accent (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- emphasis Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
- emphasize (transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
- emphatic (phonology) Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation.
accent — full definition
- noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
- noun A mark placed over a letter to show pronunciation or stress.
- noun A detail that stands out and adds emphasis or contrast, especially in design.
- verb To emphasize or draw attention to something.
emphasis — full definition
- noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
- noun Extra stress given to a word or syllable when speaking, or highlighting given to text through formatting such as italics or bold.