How to say 'Parentheses' in Japanese | 括弧

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The Japanese word for Parentheses is 'Kakko', written as 括弧 in Japanese.'Parentheses' in hiragana is かっこ.

word

括弧

Meaning

Parentheses

Reading

かっこ

kakko

Kanji

括Bind, Fasten 弧Arc, Arch

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '括弧 (かっこ)' refers to 'parentheses' or 'brackets'. It is used to indicate a pair of punctuation marks that enclose additional information or asides within a sentence. In Japanese, there are different types of brackets, such as 丸括弧 (まるかっこ) for round brackets (), 角括弧 (かくかっこ) for square brackets [], and 波括弧 (なみかっこ) for curly brackets {}. Example sentences: Please put the word in parentheses「その言葉を括弧に入れてください」(そのことばをかっこにいれてください). The explanation is in brackets「説明は括弧内にあります」(せつめいはかっこないにあります).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4763

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 括弧

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

括

Meaning

Bind, Fasten

kanji

弧

Meaning

Arc, Arch

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'Kakko' means 'Parentheses' .

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