Meaning

Primary

Parentheses

Alternative

Brackets

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

The fasten arcs are arcs that go around something to fasten these things all together. What are these things? They are (parentheses) and [brackets].

Reading

かっこ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Also, watch out from the shortening.

Context

Context Sentences

左の括弧を読む時は単に「括弧」と言いますが、右の括弧を読む時は「括弧閉じる」と言います。

When people read the left bracket, they just say "kakko," but when they read the right bracket, they say "kakko-tojiru," which means "close bracket."

Kanji Composition