tortoise shell bracket

== English == === Alternative forms === tortoiseshell bracket === Etymology === Calque from Japanese 亀(きっ)甲(こう)括(かっ)弧(こ) (kikkōkakko, literally “tortoise shell bracket”), due to their resemblance to the shell of a tortoise. By surface analysis, tortoise shell +‎ bracket. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tortoise shell bracket (plural tortoise shell brackets) (typography) Either of a pair of symbols,〔 〕, sometimes used in Japanese to enclose comments in quoted text. ==== Translations ====