noun
Japanese-style quotation marks; square brackets
Refers specifically to the Japanese quotation marks 「」 (corner brackets), often called 'kagi kakko'. In some contexts, can also refer to square brackets.
会話文はカギ括弧で囲みます。
Dialogue is enclosed in Japanese quotation marks.
カギ括弧の使い方を教えてください。
Please teach me how to use corner brackets.
Full-width katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of カギ (鉤, 'hook') and 括弧 (かっこ, 'bracket'), referring to the hook-like shape of the corner brackets 「」.