noun
A curved or bent piece of metal or other material used for catching, holding, or pulling things.
壁に鉤をかけてコートを掛けた。
I hung a coat on a hook on the wall.
noun
hook bracket (「」)
Abbreviation of 鉤括弧 (かぎかっこ), the Japanese quotation marks 「」. Used mainly in contexts discussing punctuation or typography.
See also: 鉤括弧
会話の部分は鉤で囲んでください。
Please enclose the dialogue in hook brackets.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 鉤 and 鈎 both represent the meaning 'hook'.