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Meaning of 括弧(かっこ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 括弧 JLPT 2

Kana Reading かっこ

Romaji kakko

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

parentheses; brackets

Examples of 括弧, かっこ in a sentence

カッコ内の言葉を短縮形にしなさい。

Put the words in parentheses into abbreviated form.
１語をかっこに入れなさい。

Put a word in parentheses.

Related Kanji

弧 JLPT 1

9 strokes

arc, arch, bow

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi:

括 JLPT 1

9 strokes

fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict

On'Yomi: カツ

Kun'Yomi: くく.る