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Hana. Nose.
Hana wa… As for the nose…
Haná. Flower.
Haná wa… As for the flower…
The term final accent refers not only to an accent on the
very last syllable, but also often to one on the next-to-last
syllable, provided the last syllable is the second of a vowel
sequence—like kinō [ki-nó-o] ‘yesterday,’ chihō [chi-hó-o]
‘region,’ senséi [se-n-sé-i] or [se-n-sé-e] ‘teacher,’ kudasái [ku-
da-sá-i] ‘please (give),’ or is the syllable nasal-like Nihón [ni-
