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Etymology 1 [ edit ] Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 加 cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation [ edit ] Syllable [ edit ] か (romaji ka
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 [ edit ] See also [ edit ] (Hiragana 平仮名 あ ぁ い ぃ う ぅ ゔ え ぇ お ぉ か ゕ が き ぎ く ぐ け ゖ げ こ 𛄲 ご さ ざ し じ す ず せ ぜ そ ぞ た だ ち ぢ つ っ づ て で と ど な に ぬ ね の は ば ぱ ひ び ぴ ふ ぶ ぷ へ べ ぺ ほ ぼ ぽ ま み む め も や ゃ 𛀆 ゆ ゅ 𛀁 よ ょ ら ら゚ り り゚ る る゚ れ れ゚ ろ ろ゚ わ ゎ わ゙ ゐ 𛅐 ゐ゙ 𛄟 ゑ 𛅑 ゑ゙ を 𛅒 を゙ ん ー ゝ ゞ ゟ Etymology 2 [ edit ] From Proto-Japonic *ka Korean 가 ( ga ) , 까 ( kka , “ interrogative particle ” ) , Finnish -ko -kö ( “ interrogative suffix ” ) , Indonesian kah ( “ interrogative suffix ” ) , Malay kah ( “ interrogative suffix ” ) , Kapampangan ká ( “ interrogative particle ” ) , Tagalog ga ( “ dialectal interrogative particle ” ) , Marathi का ( kā , “ interrogative particle ” ) .
Particle [ edit ] か • (ka
final interrogative particle, similar to a question mark ("? ").
お元( げん ) 気( き ) です か 。 O-genki desu ka . How are you? (literally, “Are you well? ”) どう すればいいか わからない。Dō sureba ii ka wakaranai. I don't know what I should do.
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.
whether (or not)
行( い ) くか 知( し ) らないIku ka shiranai. I don't know whether he'll go.
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 ).... Usage notes [ edit ] In Classical Japanese, attaches to the rentaikei:
誰( だれ ) が天( てん ) 地( ち ) を造( つく ) りしか 。Dare ga tenchi o tsukurishi ka . Who made the heaven and the earth?
The Japanese full stop is traditionally used in place of a question mark after this particle. Alternative forms [ edit ] See also [ edit ] Etymology 3 [ edit ] First cited to The Tale of Genji (c. [1]
か • (ka-
( emphatic , before an adjective, non-productive) very
か + 弱い ( yowai ) → か弱い ( kayowai )
か + 細い ( hosoi ) → か細い ( kabosoi ) Etymology 4 [ edit ] From Old Japanese
か • (-ka
forms 形容動詞 ( keiyō dōshi , “ -na adjectives” ) from stems, indicating the state or feeling of an object Usage notes [ edit ] May attach directly to a root.
静 ( shizu- ) + か ( -ka ) → 静か ( shizuka , “ quiet ” )
愚 ( oro- ) + か ( -ka ) → 愚か ( oroka , “ foolish ” )
細 ( koma- ) + か ( -ka ) → 細か ( komaka , “ tiny; detailed ” )
May be followed in turn by -i adjective-forming suffix しい ( -shii ) .
愚 ( oro- ) + か ( -ka ) + しい ( -shii ) → 愚かしい ( orokashii , “ foolish ” )
細 ( koma- ) + か ( -ka ) + しい ( -shii ) → 細かしい ( komakashii , “ tiny ” , archaic )
More rarely, may be followed by -i adjective-forming suffix い ( -i ) .
細 ( koma- ) + か ( -ka ) + い ( -i ) → 細かい ( komakai , “ tiny; detailed ” )
暖 ( atata- ) + か ( -ka ) + い ( -i ) → 暖かい ( atatakai , “ warm ” )
Often follows -na adjective-forming suffixes や ( ya ) or ら ( ra ) ; see also やか ( -yaka ) and らか ( -raka )
爽 ( sawa- ) + や ( -ya ) + か ( -ka ) → 爽やか ( sawayaka , “ refreshing; clear; eloquent ” )
明 ( aki- ) + ら ( -ra ) + か ( -ka ) → 明らか ( akiraka , “ apparent; clear ” ) Etymology 5 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entries.
(This term, か , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as か , see Category:Japanese kanji read as か .)
Etymology 6 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entries.
【荷 】 3
[counter] loads that can be carried on one's shoulders
【箇 】 S
[counter] used with numbers in the ichi-ni-san counting system
【顆 】 H
[counter] indicates small round things, such as gemstones, fruit, stones, tears [noun] a condyle
【ヶ 】 H
[counter] 箇 Alternative spellings 箇 ヶ
(This term, か , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as か , see Category:Japanese kanji read as か .)
(The following entries are uncreated: 何 苛 嫁 暇 禍 靴 稼 瓜 禾 伽 迦 嘉 霞 戈 卦 呵 訛 訶 瑕 窩
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