quotation marks「」vs ””


In japanese writing, the ubiquitous 「」is used to mark speech. I have seen ""
being used instead of 「」especially on messaging apps. Question is, what's the
difference? For the record, I have only seen "" being used in messaging apps




The primary function of quotes is to enclose what someone said or thought,
usually along with a quotative-と. For this basic purpose, the "proper"
Japanese quotation marks (`「」`) are normally chosen, but other symbols are
sometimes used in informal situations.

To highlight important or unfamiliar words, various symbols including `「」`, `“
”`, `【】`, [傍点](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/15270/5010) and so on are
used, according to the writer's preference or the rule of a publisher.
(Japanese does not have italics.) Perhaps `「」` is the most traditional, but `“
”` is equally common. In general, many Japanese people do not make a strict
distinction in the use of these symbols (see
[this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29341/5010) and
[this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21274/5010)) to highlight words,
so you don't have to worry too much.




The primary function of quotes is to enclose what someone said or thought,
usually along with a quotative-と. For this basic purpose, the "proper"
Japanese quotation marks (`「」`) are normally chosen, but other symbols are
sometimes used in informal situations.

To highlight important or unfamiliar words, various symbols including `「」`, `“
”`, `【】`, [傍点](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/15270/5010) and so on are
used, according to the writer's preference or the rule of a publisher.
(Japanese does not have italics.) Perhaps `「」` is the most traditional, but `“
”` is equally common. In general, many Japanese people do not make a strict
distinction in the use of these symbols (see
[this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29341/5010) and
[this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21274/5010)) to highlight words,
so you don't have to worry too much.

