か

See also: が and ゕ

か U+304B, か
HIRAGANA LETTER KA
← お
[U+304A] 		Hiragana が →
[U+304C]

Japanese

Stroke order

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠]
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Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 加 in the cursive sōsho style. Variants include those derived by similar process from 可, 閑, 家, 我, 駕, 賀, 歌, 謌, 哥, 佳, 香, 嘉, 歟 and 荷.

Syllable

か (romaji ka)

  1. The hiragana syllable か (ka). Its equivalent in katakana is カ (ka). It is the sixth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is か行あ段 (ka-gyō a-dan, “row ka, section a”).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Counter

か (rōmaji -ka)

  1. 課: lessons, chapters
  2. 箇, 個, 个, カ: numbers in the Chinese (ichi-ni-san) counting system
  3. 箇: articles
  4. 菓: fruit
  5. 果: pieces of fruit
  6. 日: days
  7. 荷: loads that can be carried on foot
  8. 架: flat framed items

Particle

か (rōmaji ka)

  1. final interrogative particle, similar to a question mark ("?").
    お元 (げん)気 (き)ですか。
    O-genki desu ka.
    How are you? [How is your health?]
  2. particle marking alternatives in a list; "or"
    これか、それか、どっちか選 (えら)んでよ。
    Kore ka, sore ka, dotchika erande yo.
    This or that, choose one of them.
  3. whether (or not)
    行 (い)くか知 (し)らない。
    Iku ka shiranai.
    I don't know whether he'll go.
  4. indication of doubt
    行 (い)くかと思 (おも)いますが……
    Iku ka to omoimasu ga……
    I think he'll go (but I'm not sure)....
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Noun

か (rōmaji ka)

  1. 香: aroma, scent, fragrance
  2. 蚊: mosquito
  3. 鹿: deer
  4. 火: fire; one of the five classical elements in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine: see the "Wu Xing" entry on Wikipedia; under the old Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan, a military grouping, consisting of 10 soldiers: a squad
  5. 可: passable
  6. 科: family (biological classification)

Prefix

か (rōmaji ka-)

  1. 仮: temporary, unreal
  2. 過: super-, over-; per (chemistry)

Suffix

か (rōmaji -ka)

  1. 家: -ist, -er, someone who does something
  2. 科: department, section; taxonomical family
  3. 課: section, department; lesson
  4. 可: permitted, allowed, licensed
  5. 日: day of the month
  6. 化: -ification
  7. 下: under a certain condition
  8. 荷: load
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