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quotation marks; quote marks (punctuation marking quoted text)
Punctuation marks used to enclose a direct quotation, dialogue, or word being referred to as a word. In Japanese this most commonly means 「 」 (single brackets) and 『 』 (double brackets); in Western-style writing it refers to " " and ' '.
引用符を付ける。
To add quotation marks.
会話の部分は引用符で囲む。
Enclose dialogue in quotation marks.
英語の論文では、引用符として通常ダブルクォートを使う。
In English academic papers, double quotes are normally used as quotation marks.
引用符が正しく閉じられていないと、文章全体の意味が分かりにくくなる。
If quotation marks are not properly closed, the meaning of the whole passage becomes hard to follow.
Compound of 引用 ('quotation; citation') and 符 ('mark; sign'). Refers to the punctuation marks themselves, not the quoted text — contrast with 引用文 ('a quotation; the quoted passage').
JAPANESE CONVENTIONS:
- 「 」 (kagi-kakko): the standard Japanese quotation marks, used for dialogue and quoted words
- 『 』 (nijuu-kagi-kakko / double angle brackets): used for quotations inside quotations, titles of books, or titles of films/albums
- " " and ' ' are used in Western-style writing, programming, and mathematical contexts
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 引用符を付ける: to add quotation marks
- 引用符で囲む: to enclose in quotation marks
- 引用符を閉じる: to close the quotation marks
- 引用符を開く: to open the quotation marks
- シングル引用符: single quotation marks (' ')
- ダブル引用符: double quotation marks (" ")
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 引用: quotation; citation — the action or abstract concept
- 引用文: a quotation; the quoted text itself
- 括弧: parentheses/brackets (general term) — 引用符 is a subtype used for quotations
- 鉤括弧: the specific term for 「 」
TYPOGRAPHICAL NOTE:
In Japanese typography, quotation marks often do not include trailing spaces, and vertical writing rotates the brackets. Programming languages and data formats typically use Western " " as string delimiters, so this word also appears in tech documentation.