Do Kanji characters ever have different pronunciations in Kansaiben?


Do Kanji characters ever have different pronunciations when Kansaiben is used?




If you mean, does Kansaiben use different intonation (pitch) for words that
are often represented by kanji characters, the answer is yes.  
Well known ones with differences (with and without kanji) are: 飴(あめ-flat
pitch), 雨（あめ{LH}) and 橋(はし{hl}), 箸(はし{LH}), 日本(にほん{HLL}), 二本(にほん{LLH}),
こんにちは{LHLLH}, ありがとう{LLLHL}, etc.

To summarize, kanji is not relevant to the intonation (pitch accent). A rough
equivalent would be an American southerner pronouncing 'wash' differently from
a northerner. The spelling does not dictate the pronunciation (except in cases
where the spelling is intentionally changed to reflect accent).

As it appears that you are talking about words like 違う, which are pronounced
differently in Kansai (and involve kanji), [here's a link](https://kansai-
ben.com/2017/09/23/%E9%96%A2%E8%A5%BF%E5%BC%81%E8%B2%B7%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F%E3%80%81%E8%A8%80%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F%E3%80%81%E4%BC%9A%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F/)
with a few similar examples.




If you mean, does Kansaiben use different intonation (pitch) for words that
are often represented by kanji characters, the answer is yes.  
Well known ones with differences (with and without kanji) are: 飴(あめ-flat
pitch), 雨（あめ{LH}) and 橋(はし{hl}), 箸(はし{LH}), 日本(にほん{HLL}), 二本(にほん{LLH}),
こんにちは{LHLLH}, ありがとう{LLLHL}, etc.

To summarize, kanji is not relevant to the intonation (pitch accent). A rough
equivalent would be an American southerner pronouncing 'wash' differently from
a northerner. The spelling does not dictate the pronunciation (except in cases
where the spelling is intentionally changed to reflect accent).

As it appears that you are talking about words like 違う, which are pronounced
differently in Kansai (and involve kanji), [here's a link](https://kansai-
ben.com/2017/09/23/%E9%96%A2%E8%A5%BF%E5%BC%81%E8%B2%B7%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F%E3%80%81%E8%A8%80%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F%E3%80%81%E4%BC%9A%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F/)
with a few similar examples.

