亀甲括弧

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
き > きっ
Grade: S
こう
Grade: S
かつ > かっ
Grade: S

Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
龜甲括弧 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 亀甲(きっこう) (kikkō, tortoise shell) + (かっ)() (kakko, bracket; paranthesis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲik̚ko̞ːka̠k̚ko̞]

Noun

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(きっ)(こう)(かっ)() (kikkōkakko

  1. (typography) tortoise shell bracket (either of a pair of symbols,〔 〕, sometimes used in Japanese to enclose comments in quoted text)