(1) The first places stress either on the penult of the stem (orIGin-al, with source ORigin; VIRgin-al and proFESSion-al already have the stress on this syllable in the source), or on the final syllable (diaLECTal, with source DIalect).(2) If the ultima is long, and if the penult is accented, then it must be acute.(3) The main characteristic regarding accent in Japanese is that the highest accent is on the penult (second to the last syllable).
