Ka (kana)
Ka 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.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
| Normal k- | ka | か | カ |
| Normal k- | kaa kā | かあ, かぁ かー | カア, カァ カー |
| Addition of dakuten g- | ga | が | ガ |
| Addition of dakuten g- | gaa gā | があ, がぁ がー | ガア, ガァ ガー |
Stroke order
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.
- A horizontal line which turns and ends in a hook facing left.
- A curved vertical line that cuts through the first line.