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)

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

が (ga)

Etymology 2

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

Particle

か (rōmaji ka)

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?]
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

け (ke)
けえ (kē)

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 [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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