か

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Hiragana character 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Particle 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 1.4 Noun 1.5 Counter 1.6 Kanji reading 1.6.1 On-reading of:

[edit] Japanese

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[edit] Etymology

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 加 in the cursive sōsho style.

[edit] Hiragana character

か (romaji ka)

1. The /ka/ syllable.
2. The sixth character in the gojūon ordering of hiragana. The previous character is お and the next character is き. The equivalent katakana character is カ.

[edit] Related terms

• For a list of words starting with か (ka) see: Special:Allpages/か

[edit] Derived terms

• が (ga)

[edit] Particle

か (romaji ka)

1. final interrogative particle, similar to a question mark ("?").

   お元気ですか。

   おげんきですか。

   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、どっちか選んでよ。

     これか、それか、どっちかえらんでよ。

     Kore ka, sore ka, docchika erande yo.

     This or that, choose one of them.

3. whether (or not)
   • 行くか知らない。

     いくかしらない。

     Iku ka shiranai.

     I don't know whether he'll go.

4. indication of doubt
   • 行くかと思いますが……。

     いくかとおもいますが……。

     Iku ka to omoimasu ga....

     I think he'll go (but I'm not sure)....

[edit] Translations

Meaning 1

• Chinese: 嗎, 吗 (ma)
• Hindi: क्या (kyā; initial rather than final)
• Khmer: ទេ
• Mongolian: уу (uu), үү (üü), юу (yu), юү (yü)
• Thai: ไหม (mãi)
• Urdu: كيا (kyā; initial rather than final)

[edit] See also

• ね (ne)

[edit] Noun

か (romaji ka)

1. 蚊: mosquito
2. 科: family (biological classification)
3. 香: aroma, scent, fragrance

[edit] Counter

か (romaji ka)

1. 日: days
2. 箇: units of time
3. 荷: buckets, loads
4. 課: lessons
5. 果: small round things
6. 菓: fruits
7. 架: flat framed items

[edit] Kanji reading

か (romaji ka)

[edit] On-reading of:

• 何