丸まる括かっ弧こ

noun

parentheses; round brackets

Refers specifically to round parentheses ( ) as opposed to other bracket types like 角括弧 [ ] or 波括弧 { }.

• 補ほ足そく説せつ明めいは丸まる括かっ弧こで囲かこんでください。

  Please enclose supplementary explanations in parentheses.

• この文ぶんの丸まる括かっ弧この中なかの数すう字じは注ちゅう釈しゃく番ばん号ごうです。

  The numbers in parentheses in this sentence are footnote numbers.