ヶ

ヶ U+30F6, ヶ
KATAKANA LETTER SMALL KE
← ヵ
[U+30F5] 		Katakana ヷ →
[U+30F7]

Japanese

Etymology 1

An abbreviation for the kanji 箇 (ka), the counter for months, places or provisions.

Note that ヶ is a graphical abbreviation of the top of the character (⺮, 竹), and is pronounced カ ka (or ガ ga), not as ケ ke.

Counter

ヶ (hiragana か, rōmaji -ka)

  1. 箇: Counter for months, places or provisions of Classical Chinese origin.
    三 (さん)ヶ月 (げつ)
    sankagetsu
    three months (in duration)
    三 (さん)ヶ国 (こく)
    sankakoku
    three countries
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Counter

ヶ (hiragana こ, rōmaji -ko)

  1. 個: General counter for inanimates.
    ３ (さん)ヶ
    sanko
    three objects
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Particle

ヶ (hiragana が, rōmaji ga)

  1. An alternative spelling of an obsolete possessive marker が. Found only in place names.
    藤 (ふじ)ヶ丘 (おか)
    Fujigaoka
    (a place name, literally "Hill of Wisteria")
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See also

  • Other abbreviations: 〆, 々
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