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Japanese
Stroke order
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 .
Pronunciation
Syllable
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
See also
(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 ( 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 ( 𛅐 ) ゐ゙ , 𛄟 ( 𛄟 ) , ゑ 𛅑 ( 𛅑 ) ゑ゙ , を 𛅒 ( 𛅒 ) を゙ , ん , ー , ゝ , ゞ , ゟ
Etymology 2
From Proto-Japonic *ka . Compare Korean 까 ( kka , “ interrogative particle ” ) .
Particle
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, “How is your health? ”)
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 )....
Alternative forms
See also
Etymology 3
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
(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 , 窩 .)
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry.
(This term, か , is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)For a list of all kanji read as か , see Category:Japanese kanji read as か .)
Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry.
(This term, か , is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)For a list of all kanji read as か , see Category:Japanese kanji read as か .)
Etymology 6
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry.
(This term, か , is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)For a list of all kanji read as か , see Category:Japanese kanji read as か .)
Etymology 7
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry.
(This term, か , is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)For a list of all kanji read as か , see Category:Japanese kanji read as か .)
Etymology 8
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry.
(This term, か , is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)For a list of all kanji read as か , see Category:Japanese kanji read as か .)