- Ka (kana)
Infobox_kana
Hiragana
Katakana
Transliteration = ka
Hiragana Manyogana = 加
Katakana Manyogana = 加
Unicode = U+304B, U+30AB
Footnotes =か, in
hiragana , or カ inkatakana , is one of the Japanesekana , which each represent one mora. Both represent (IPA) IPA|/ka/. 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 Romaji. The phonetic value of the modified character is IPA|/gɑ/.It is also used to indicate a query. For example:'Mizu ga arimasu ka?' which means 'Do you have any water?'Ka is the most commonly used interrogatory particle. It is also sometimes used to delimit choices.
troke 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.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
In
Japanese Braille , か or カ is represented as:●-
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Wabun code for か, or カ, is ・-・・.
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