pl
and pr
ASCII: { and }
#pl (the left bracket for the phonetic system) shape is covering out of
the left and the top lines of the frame,
and #pr (the right bracket for the phonetic system) shape is covering out
of the right and the top lines of the frame.
(表音括弧は文字枠を上と左、上と右で覆う形です。)
See here for the usage of these
phonetic brackets.
(表音左括弧と右括弧:この使い方については表音括弧をご覧ください)
a large turning movement from
the shoulder level to the waist level,
drawing the base shape:
the hand shape stays the same.
#pr
hand-sign:
a large turning movement from
the shoulder level to the waist level,
drawing the base shape:
the hand shape changes to the fist lightly at the end.
(括弧は肩の高さからウエストにかけて平手で描きます。
括弧の左右は手の左右ではなくて、上から回して横に
なったときに手をそのままの形に保つか握るかで違いを表します。)
The name of both:
[mi:t] The sound of meet :
The function:
Showing that the characters in them represent
phonetics/
To classify phonetics putting other base or number in one or
both of them
and bundling the sounds.
The single usage of this putting other character in:
showing
the type of the phonetic classification.
The single usage of this putting other character in:
To
create logos or abbreviated names shortened from the original names or phonetics.
When you see a base overlay with this, it's always a kind of shortened name (sound).