Ka (hiragana: か, katakana: カ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent . The shapes of these kana both originate from 加.
The character can be combined with a dakuten, to form が in hiragana, ガ in katakana and ga in Hepburn romanization. The phonetic value of the modified character is in initial positions and varying between and in the middle of words.
A handakuten (゜) does not occur with ka in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation .
か is the most commonly used interrogatory particle. It is also sometimes used to delimit choices.
が is a Japanese case marker, as well as a conjunctive particle. It is used to denote the focus of attention in a sentence, especially to the grammatical subject.
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal k-(か行 ka-gyō)kaかカkaakāかあ, かぁかーカア, カァカーAddition of dakuten g-(が行 ga-gyō)gaがガgaagāがあ, がぁがーガア, ガァガー
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The Hiragana か is made with three strokes: A horizontal line which turns and ends in a hook facing left. A curved vertical line that cuts through the first line. A small curved line on the right.
The Katakana カ is made with two strokes: A horizontal line which turns and ends in a hook facing left. A curved vertical line that cuts through the first line.
Other communicative representations
Braille representation か / カ in Japanese Braille Other kana based on Braille か か / カ ka が / ガ ga かあ / カー kā があ / ガー gā きゃ / キャ kya ぎゃ / ギャ gya きゃあ / キャー kyā ぎゃあ / ギャー gyā
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