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Etymology 1 Edit Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 加 cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation Edit 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 Edit (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 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 ゐ゙ 𛄟 ゑ 𛅑 ゑ゙ を 𛅒 を゙ ん ー ゝ ゞ ゟ Etymology 2 Edit From Proto-Japonic *ka Korean 가 ( ga ) , 까 ( kka , “ interrogative particle ” ) , Finnish -ko -kö ( “ interrogative suffix ” ) , Indonesian kah ( “ interrogative suffix ” ) , Malay kah ( “ interrogative suffix ” ) , Kapampangan ká ( “ interrogative particle ” ) , Marathi का ( kā , “ interrogative 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, “Are you well? ”) どう すればいいか わからない。Dō sureba ii ka wakaranai. I don't know what I should do.
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 ).... Usage notes Edit In Classical Japanese, attaches to the rentaikei:
誰( だれ ) が天( てん ) 地( ち ) を造( つく ) りしか 。Dare ga tenchi o tsukurishi ka . Who made the heaven and the earth?
The Japanese full stop is traditionally used in place of a question mark after this particle. Alternative forms Edit Etymology 3 Edit First cited to The Tale of Genji (c. [1]
か • (ka-
( emphatic , before an adjective, non-productive) very
か + 弱い ( yowai ) → か弱い ( kayowai )
か + 細い ( hosoi ) → か細い ( kabosoi ) Etymology 4 Edit From Old Japanese
か • (-ka
forms 形容動詞 ( keiyō dōshi , “ -na adjectives” ) from stems, indicating the state or feeling of an object Usage notes Edit May attach directly to a root.
静 ( shizu- ) + か ( -ka ) → 静か ( shizuka , “ quiet ” )
愚 ( oro- ) + か ( -ka ) → 愚か ( oroka , “ foolish ” )
細 ( koma- ) + か ( -ka ) → 細か ( komaka , “ tiny; detailed ” )
May be followed in turn by -i adjective-forming suffix しい ( -shii ) .
愚 ( oro- ) + か ( -ka ) + しい ( -shii ) → 愚かしい ( orokashii , “ foolish ” )
細 ( koma- ) + か ( -ka ) + しい ( -shii ) → 細かしい ( komakashii , “ tiny ” , archaic )
More rarely, may be followed by -i adjective-forming suffix い ( -i ) .
細 ( koma- ) + か ( -ka ) + い ( -i ) → 細かい ( komakai , “ tiny; detailed ” )
暖 ( atata- ) + か ( -ka ) + い ( -i ) → 暖かい ( atatakai , “ warm ” )
Often follows -na adjective-forming suffixes や ( ya ) or ら ( ra ) ; see also やか ( -yaka ) and らか ( -raka )
爽 ( sawa- ) + や ( -ya ) + か ( -ka ) → 爽やか ( sawayaka , “ refreshing; clear; eloquent ” )
明 ( aki- ) + ら ( -ra ) + か ( -ka ) → 明らか ( akiraka , “ apparent; clear ” ) Etymology 5 Edit For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entries.
(This term, か , is an alternative spelling of the above terms.For a list of all kanji read as か , not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as か .)
Etymology 6 Edit For pronunciation and definitions of か – see the following entries.
【下 】 1
[affix] down ; below ; beneath [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 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
[affix] flower [affix] red-light district 【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
[affix] a song ; to sing [affix] Japanese poetry; waka 【化 】 3
[affix] to change ; to take the form of[affix] to influence [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 [affix] addition [affix] Short for 加奈陀 ( “ Canada ” ) .[affix] ( US ) Short for 加州 ( “ California United States ” ) . 【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
[affix] currency [affix] goods [affix] treasure 【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
[affix] price [affix] value 【河 】 5
[affix] river 【過 】 5
[noun] fault ; error ; mistake [noun] the past [noun] excess [prefix] ( chemistry ) super- , over- ; per 【佳 】 S
[affix] beautiful , good [affix] excellent 【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 【寡 】 S
[noun] minority 【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 【ヶ 】 H
[counter] 箇 Alternative spellings 箇 ヶ
(This term, か , is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.For a list of all kanji read as か , not just those used in Japanese terms, 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 瑕 窩
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