also: まるカッコ · まるがっこ
parentheses; round brackets
Refers specifically to round parentheses ( ) as opposed to other bracket types like 角括弧 [ ] or 波括弧 { }.
補足説明は丸括弧で囲んでください。
Please enclose supplementary explanations in parentheses.
この文の丸括弧の中の数字は注釈番号です。
The numbers in parentheses in this sentence are footnote numbers.
括弧 is the umbrella term for any bracket, whereas 丸括弧 names the round parentheses ( ) specifically.
Standard kanji spelling for 'parentheses'.
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
Kanji-hiragana spelling; less common than 丸括弧 or 丸カッコ.
Rare spelling with rendaku; lists it but it is not standard.
Compound of 丸 (round) + 括弧 (brackets). The reading まるかっこ is standard; まるがっこ is a rare rendaku variant.