か

See also: が, か゚, and ゕ

か U+304B, か
HIRAGANA LETTER KA
← お
[U+304A] 		Hiragana が →
[U+304C]

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
  • IPA(key): [ka̠]
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Syllable

か (romaji ka)

  1. 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
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Etymology 2

Uncertain. Compare Korean 까 (kka, “interrogative particle”).

Particle

か (rōmaji ka)

  1. final interrogative particle, similar to a question mark ("?").
    お元気 (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 (えら)んでよ。
    Kore ka, sore ka, dotchika erande yo.
    This or that, choose one of them.
  3. whether (or not)
    行 (い)くか知 (し)らない。
    Iku ka shiranai.
    I don't know whether he'll go.
  4. 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
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Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entries.
【下】1
[suffix]under a situation
【火】1
[noun]a fire
[noun]one of the five classical elements in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine: see Wu Xing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[noun](historical) under the old 律令 (Ritsuryō) system of ancient Japan, a military grouping, consisting of 10 soldiers: a squad
[noun]Short for 火曜日 (kayōbi): Tuesday
[affix]fire
[affix]light
[affix]burning
[affix]passion
[affix]imminently
[affix]explosive
[proper noun]Antares, in the constellation Scorpio
【花】1
【何】2
【科】2
[suffix]department, section
[suffix](taxonomy) family
【夏】2
[proper noun]the Xia dynasty (first dynasty of China)
[proper noun]Short for 大夏 (Daika): Xia, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
[proper noun]Short for 西夏 (Seika): Western Xia, an empire during the Song dynasty
[proper noun]a surname
[proper noun]a male or female given name
【家】2
[suffix]an expert, professional, performer
【歌】2
【化】3
[suffix]-ization, -ification; action of making something that way
【荷】3
[counter]loads that can be carried on one's shoulders
【加】4
[noun]addition
[proper noun]Abbreviation of 加奈陀 (Kanada): Canada
【果】4
[counter]pieces of fruit
[noun]fruit
[noun](Buddhism) phala, attained state, result
[noun](Buddhism) enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice)
【貨】4
【課】4
[counter]lessons
[counter]chapters of a book
[noun]lesson
[suffix]section, department
[suffix]lesson
【可】5
[noun]passable
[noun]allowed
[suffix]permitted, allowed, licensed
【仮】5
[prefix]temporary
[prefix]unreal, fake, imaginary
【価】5
【河】5
【過】5
[noun]fault; error; mistake
[noun]the past
[noun]excess
[prefix](chemistry) super-, over-; per
【佳】S
【苛】S
【架】S
[noun]a rack; a mount; a stand
[counter]flat framed items
【華】S
[noun]flashiness, showiness
[proper noun]a surname
[proper noun]a male or female given name
【菓】S
[counter]fruit
【渦】S
[affix]eddy, swirl, whirlpool, vortex
【嫁】S
【暇】S
【禍】S
【靴】S
【寡】S
[noun]minority
【箇】S
【稼】S
【瓜】J
【禾】J
【伽】J
【迦】J
【嘉】J
【霞】J
【戈】H
【卦】H
【呵】H
【訛】H
【訶】H
【瑕】H
【窩】H
【顆】H
(This term, か, is the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.)
For a list of all kanji with on'yomi か, not just those used in Sino-Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji with on reading か.

Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry at 日.
か【日】
[counter]daytimes
[counter]number of days
(This term, か, is a hiragana spelling of 日.)

Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry at 香.
か【香】
[noun]a pleasant smell; a scent, a fragrance, an aroma
(This term, か, is a hiragana spelling of 香.)

Etymology 6
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry at 蚊.
か【蚊】
[noun]mosquito
(This term, か, is a hiragana spelling of 蚊.)

Etymology 7
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry at 鹿.
か【鹿】
[noun](archaic) deer
(This term, か, is a hiragana spelling of 鹿.)

Etymology 8
For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entry at 彼.
か【彼】
[pronoun]distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon
(This term, か, is a hiragana spelling of 彼.)
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