Brackets and Quotation Marks
| JIS X 0208 | JIS X 0213 | Unicode | Name(s) | Usage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 「」 | 2156, 2157 |
1-1-54, 1-1-55 |
U+300C, U+300D |
kagi (鉤?, "hook") |
Usual Japanese quotation marks |
| 『』 | 2158, 2159 |
1-1-56, 1-1-57 |
U+300E, U+300F |
kagi (鉤?) |
Japanese version of double quotes, often used when indicating a book title |
| （） | 2169, 216A |
1-1-42, 1-1-43 |
U+FF08, U+FF09 |
pāren (パーレン?, "parenthesis") |
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| 〔〕 | 216C, 216E |
1-1-44, 1-1-45 |
U+3014, U+3015 |
kikkō (亀甲?, "tortoise shell") |
Used to insert comments into quoted text |
| ［］ | 216D, 216E |
1-1-46, 1-1-47 |
U+FF3B, U+FF3D |
kakko (括弧?) |
|
| ｛｝ | 216F, 2170 |
1-1-48, 1-1-49 |
U+FF5B, U+FF5D |
burēsu (ブレース?, "brace") |
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| 〈〉 | 2171, 2172 |
1-1-50, 1-1-51 |
U+3008, U+3009 |
kakko (括弧?) |
The name gyume comes from the guillemets |
| 《》 | 2173, 2174 |
1-1-52, 1-1-53 |
U+300A, U+300B |
kakko (括弧?) |
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| 【】 | 2179, 217A |
1-1-58, 1-1-59 |
U+3010, U+3011 |
kakko (括弧?) |
Used in headings, for example in dictionary definitions |
| 〖〗 | 1-2-58, 1-2-59 |
U+3016, U+3017 |
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| 〘〙 | 1-2-56, 1-2-57 |
U+3018, U+3019 |
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| 〚〛 | U+301A, U+301B |
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Famous quotes containing the words quotation marks, quotation and/or marks:
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—C. John Sommerville (20th century)