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.
Dialogue is enclosed in Japanese quotation marks.
Please teach me how to use corner brackets.
括弧 is the general term for brackets/parentheses like ( ) or [ ], while カギ括弧 refers specifically to the Japanese quotation marks 「」.
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
Standard kanji spelling using 鉤.
Rare kanji form using 鈎.
Irregular kanji usage; 鍵 is not standard for this word.
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 「」.