Home Learn Japanese What does the symbol ⎤ mean in romaji?LLearn JapaneseWhat does the symbol ⎤ mean in romaji?December 10, 2022One comment Hi,すみません。 Sumimase⎤n.What does the symbol ⎤ mean in romaji? Tags:Japanese LanguageLearn Japanese 1 commentIt looks like it’s marking the [pitch accent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pitch_accent). It means that the pitch drops after the せ.You may also see this done with an arrow, like すみませꜜん, or using various graphics like on [jpdb](https://jpdb.io/vocabulary/1295060/%E3%81%99%E3%81%BF%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93?lang=english#a).Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
It looks like it’s marking the [pitch accent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pitch_accent). It means that the pitch drops after the せ.You may also see this done with an arrow, like すみませꜜん, or using various graphics like on [jpdb](https://jpdb.io/vocabulary/1295060/%E3%81%99%E3%81%BF%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93?lang=english#a).
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It looks like it’s marking the [pitch accent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pitch_accent). It means that the pitch drops after the せ.
You may also see this done with an arrow, like すみませꜜん, or using various graphics like on [jpdb](https://jpdb.io/vocabulary/1295060/%E3%81%99%E3%81%BF%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93?lang=english#a).