Abstract
In this study, after the compound accent rules were taught to 10 Korean learners of advanced Japanese, the change of their knowledge of the rules, pronunciation and perception was investigated. The following conclusions are arrived at: (1) The knowledge of the compound accent rules and the perception improved easily by the instruction, but the pronunciation didn't. (2) The knowledge of the rules influenced the perception. (3) The learners applied the knowledge of the rules to the compound words the rule of which has not been instructed.
