Japanese

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Etymology

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Shortened from German Parenthese.[1] Compare English paren.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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パーレン (pāren

  1. a parenthesis (either of a pair of brackets ( ))

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN