What is the intonation variation for 居る vs 要る?


I hear some people pronounce both 居る and 要る low-HIGH, and others I have heard
pronouncing 居る as HIGH-low. Can you clarify whether these are correct, if the
variations are regional or not, or if there is some other explanation for
variation? お願いします！




In Standard Japanese both words are pronounced 「いる{LH}」.

In Nagoya which is where I currently reside, however, 「居る」("to be, to stay")
is pronounced 「いる{HL}」 and 「要る」("to be necessary") is pronounced 「いる{LH}」.

So, your observation seems correct. Accents change regionally just like the
colors of miso soup change regionally.

The words that are pronounced 「いる{HL}」 instead in Standard Japanese are
「炒る」("to roast"), 「射る」("to shoot an arrow"), 「鋳る」("to cast metal"), etc.




In Standard Japanese both words are pronounced 「いる{LH}」.

In Nagoya which is where I currently reside, however, 「居る」("to be, to stay")
is pronounced 「いる{HL}」 and 「要る」("to be necessary") is pronounced 「いる{LH}」.

So, your observation seems correct. Accents change regionally just like the
colors of miso soup change regionally.

The words that are pronounced 「いる{HL}」 instead in Standard Japanese are
「炒る」("to roast"), 「射る」("to shoot an arrow"), 「鋳る」("to cast metal"), etc.

