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parentheses; round brackets
The punctuation marks ( ) used to enclose supplementary information. The most common type of bracket in Japanese writing.
丸括弧の中に注を入れてください。
Please put the note inside parentheses.
読み方は丸括弧で示されている。
The reading is shown in parentheses.
数学では、丸括弧は計算の順序を表すのに使う。
In mathematics, parentheses are used to indicate the order of operations.
Composed of 丸 (round, circle) + 括弧 (brackets). The standard term for the round brackets ( ) in Japanese. In everyday speech, people often just say 括弧, which defaults to parentheses unless another type is specified.
JAPANESE BRACKET TYPES:
- 丸括弧: parentheses ( )
- 角括弧: square brackets [ ]
- 中括弧: curly brackets { }
- 山括弧: angle brackets < >
- 隅付き括弧: lenticular brackets (thick square brackets used in Japanese typesetting)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 丸括弧で囲む: to enclose in parentheses
- 丸括弧を付ける: to add parentheses
- 丸括弧内: inside the parentheses
USAGE NOTE:
In Japanese text, full-width parentheses are standard. When dictating, people say 括弧 to open and 括弧閉じ to close.