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括弧
括弧
Chinese
| enclose; include | arc | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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simp. and trad. (括弧) |
括 | 弧 | |
Noun
括弧
- (mathematics) brackets; parentheses (round brackets ())
- brackets in general (any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">")
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 括 | 弧 |
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かつ > かっ Grade: S |
こ Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
括弧 (hiragana かっこ, romaji kakko, historical hiragana くわつこ)
- a parenthesis; a bracket (either of a pair of brackets ( ))
- (by extension) a bracket (generically any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">")
Synonyms
Verb
括弧 (hiragana かっこ, romaji kakko, historical hiragana くわつこ)
- to put in parentheses
Conjugation
Conjugation of "括弧する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
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| Imperfective (未然形) | 括弧し | かっこし | kakko shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 括弧し | かっこし | kakko shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 括弧する | かっこする | kakko suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 括弧する | かっこする | kakko suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 括弧すれ | かっこすれ | kakko sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 括弧せよ¹ 括弧しろ² |
かっこせよ¹ かっこしろ² |
kakko seyo¹ kakko shiro² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 括弧される | かっこされる | kakko sareru | |
| Causative | 括弧させる 括弧さす |
かっこさせる かっこさす |
kakko saseru kakko sasu |
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| Potential | 括弧できる | かっこできる | kakko dekiru | |
| Volitional | 括弧しよう | かっこしよう | kakko shiyō | |
| Negative | 括弧しない | かっこしない | kakko shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 括弧せず | かっこせず | kakko sezu | |
| Formal | 括弧します | かっこします | kakko shimasu | |
| Perfective | 括弧した | かっこした | kakko shita | |
| Conjunctive | 括弧して | かっこして | kakko shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 括弧すれば | かっこすれば | kakko sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.