鉤括弧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鉤	括	弧
かぎ Hyōgaiji	かつ > かっ Grade: S	こ Grade: S
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

鉤 (kagi, “hook”) +‎ 括弧 (kakko, “bracket”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かぎが​っこ [kàgígáꜜkkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡʲiɡa̠k̚ko̞]

Noun

鉤(かぎ)括(かっ)弧(こ) • (kagikakko) ^{←かぎくわつこ (kagikwatuko)?}

1. a corner bracket, either of the pair of brackets 「」, serving as a quotation mark in Chinese and Japanese orthography

See also

• 「」
• ｢｣
• 『』