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Brackets and quotation marks (kakko 括弧)

Symbol JIS X 0208 JIS X 0213 Unicode name or names Usage
「」 2156, 2157 1-1-54, 1-1-55 300C

300D

kagi (鉤, "hook")

kagikakko (鉤括弧, "hook brackets")

These are the usual Japanese quotation marks.
『』 2158, 2159 1-1-56, 1-1-57 300E

300F

kagi (鉤)

nijūkagikakko (二重鉤括弧, "double hook brackets")

Japanese version of double quotes, often used when indicating a book title.
() 2169, 216A 1-1-42, 1-1-43 pāren (パーレン, "parenthesis")

kakko (括弧)
marugakko (丸括弧, "round brackets")
shōkakko (小括弧, “small brackets”)

〔〕 216C, 216E 1-1-44, 1-1-45 3014

3015

kikkō (亀甲, "tortoise shell") Used to insert comments into quoted text.
[] 216D, 216E 1-1-46, 1-1-47 kakko

kagikakko (かぎかっこ)

{} 216F, 2170 1-1-48, 1-1-49 burēsu (ブレース, "brace")

namikakko (波括弧, "wave brackets")
nakakakko (中括弧, "middle brackets")

〈〉 2171, 2172 1-1-50, 1-1-51 3008

3009

kakko

yamakakko (山括弧, "hill brackets")
gyume (ギュメ, “guillemets”)
yamagata (山がた “hill-shaped [symbol]”)

The name gyume is a Japanese version of guillemets.
《》 2173, 2174 1-1-52, 1-1-53 300A

300B

kakko

nijūyamakakko (二重山括弧, "double hill brackets")
nijūgyume (二重ギュメ, “double guillemets”)
nijūyamagata (二重山がた, “double hill-shaped [symbol]”)

【】 2179, 217A 1-1-58, 1-1-59 3010, 3011 kakko

sumitsukikakko (すみつきかっこ)

Used in headings, for example in dictionary definitions.
〖〗 None 1-2-58, 1-2-59 3016

3017

〘〙 None 1-2-56, 1-2-57 3018

3019

〚〛 None None 301A

301B