括 弧(かっこ)

かっこ

noun

parentheses; brackets

language

1. parentheses; brackets; braces

Punctuation marks used in pairs to set off supplementary, explanatory, or qualifying information within text.

答(こた)えを括弧(かっこ)の中(なか)に書(か)いてください。

Please write the answer inside the parentheses.

括弧(かっこ)内(ない)の語(ご)を使(つか)って文(ぶん)を作(つく)りなさい。

Make a sentence using the word in parentheses.

[Note: Common instruction in language exercises]

引用(いんよう)は鍵(かぎ)括弧(かっこ)で囲(かこ)む。

Quotations are enclosed in corner brackets (kagi-kakko).

[Note: 鍵括弧 = 「」 Japanese quotation marks]

括弧(かっこ)を閉(と)じ忘(わす)れた。

I forgot to close the brackets.

注釈(ちゅうしゃく)を括弧(かっこ)に入(い)れる。

Put the annotation in parentheses.

括弧(かっこ) is the general term for paired punctuation marks that enclose text. Japanese uses several distinct shapes, each with its own name and conventional use.

Types of brackets

( ) 丸(まる)括弧(かっこ)/小(しょう)括弧(かっこ) (parentheses)
「」鍵(かぎ)括弧(かっこ) (single quotation marks - Japanese)
『』二重(にじゅう)鍵(かぎ)括弧(かっこ) (double quotation marks)
[ ] 角括弧(かくかっこ)/大(だい)括弧(かっこ) (square brackets)
波(なみ)括弧(かっこ)/中(ちゅう)括弧(かっこ) (curly braces)
〈〉山(やま)括弧(かっこ) (angle brackets)

Common patterns

括弧(かっこ)を付(つ)ける (to add brackets)
括弧(かっこ)で囲(かこ)む (to enclose in brackets)
括弧(かっこ)内(ない) (inside the brackets)
括弧(かっこ)を閉(と)じる (to close brackets)

Note: In Japanese, quotation marks 「」 are used instead of Western " ". Double marks 『』 are used for nested quotes or titles.

Related Words

Related: 角括弧(かくかっこ) (square brackets [ ])

Related: 記号(きごう) (symbol, sign)

Related: 句読点(くとうてん) (punctuation marks)

Related: 引用符(いんようふ) (quotation marks)

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Added 2026.1.13 19:53 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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