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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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Simplified in the {{w|Heian period}} from the [[man'yōgana]] kanji [[加]]. Cognate to hiragana [[か]]. |
Simplified in the {{w|Heian period}} from the [[man'yōgana]] kanji [[加]]. Cognate to hiragana [[か]]. |
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From the radical [[力]](chikara), it is slightly narrower, in order to make it different to the kanji. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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Etymology
Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 加. Cognate to hiragana か. From the radical 力(chikara), it is slightly narrower, in order to make it different to the kanji.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): [ka]
Syllable
カ (romaji ka)
- The katakana syllable カ (ka), whose equivalent in hiragana is か (ka). It is the sixth syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is カ行ア段 (KA-gyō, A-dan; “row KA, section A”).
Usage notes
The katakana syllabary is used primarily for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of gairaigo (loan words), as well as to represent onomatopoeias, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. It is also occasionally used in some words for emphasis, or to ease reading; katakana may be preferred for words becoming buried in the text if they are written under their canonical form in hiragana. Names of Japanese companies, as well as certain Japanese language words such as colloquial terms, are also sometimes written in katakana rather than the other systems. Formerly, female given names were often written in katakana.[edit]
Related terms
- For a list of words starting with カ (ka) see: Special:Allpages/カ