tortoiseshell bracket

A form of tortoise shell bracket — Either of a pair of symbols,〔 〕, sometimes used in Japanese to enclose comments in quoted text.

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Meanings

nountortoiseshell bracket (plural tortoiseshell brackets)

plural tortoiseshell brackets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tortoise shell bracket.
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