I am using the Takoboto dictionary.

Under the listing for 書店 (しょてん), there are two breakups of the pronunciation
(one with the azure squiggly separator going first below the first kanji and
then above the second kanji, and one with the azure squiggly separator going
first above the first kanji and then below the second kanji).

I would like to know what the difference is between these two notations. I
have tried sounding out the pronunciation and it sounds the same.

Thanks.

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How to differentiate different kanji separations in dictionary
Those are notation for [Japanese pitch
accent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pitch_accent). In particular,
they notate LHH and HLL respectively.

If you pronounce them with pitch accent, you will notice that the difference
between them is that the second has a downstep after the first mora. If your
dictionary app doesn't distinguish them, this is probably expected -- I doubt
that Android TTS allows you to specify the desired pitch accent if there are
multiple possibilities.
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