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parentheses; brackets; braces
Punctuation marks used in pairs to set off supplementary, explanatory, or qualifying information within text.
Make a sentence using the word in parentheses.
[Note: Common instruction in language exercises]
TYPES OF BRACKETS:
- ( ) 丸括弧/小括弧 (parentheses)
- 「 」 鍵括弧 (single quotation marks - Japanese)
- 『 』 二重鍵括弧 (double quotation marks)
- [ ] 角括弧/大括弧 (square brackets)
- } {波括弧/中括弧 (curly braces)
- 〈 〉 山括弧 (angle brackets)
PATTERNS:
- 括弧を付ける (to add brackets)
- 括弧で囲む (to enclose in brackets)
- 括弧内 (inside the brackets)
- 括弧を閉じる (to close brackets)
NOTE: In Japanese, quotation marks 「」 are used instead of Western " ". Double marks 『』 are used for nested quotes or titles.