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  • 双
  • 柄

42 括弧 Parentheses

Alternative Meanings

Brackets

Part of Speech

Noun, する verb, and の adjective

Reading

かっこ

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

Context Sentence

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."

Meaning 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 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.

Utilized Kanji

  • 括
    • かつ
    • Fasten
  • 弧
    • こ
    • Arc
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