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Hiragana か

Japanese Hiragana KA

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Character
Transliteration ka
Section K
Hiragana Man'yōgana
Stroke Number 3

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both represent [ka]. The shapes of these kana both originate from 加.

Form variants[]

Form Rōmaji Hiragana
Normal k-
(か行 ka-gyō)
ka
kaa
, kah
かあ, かぁ
かー
Addition dakuten g-
(が行 ga-gyō)
ga
gaa
, gah
があ, がぁ
がー

Pronunciation[]

Word with 'か'[]

'か' at the beginning[]

'か' in the middle[]

'か' at the end[]

Stroke order[]

か-bw
Hiragana か stroke order animation

Stroke order in writing お

The Hiragana か is made with three strokes:

  1. A horizontal line which turns and ends in a hook facing left.
  2. A curved vertical line that cuts through the first line.
  3. A small curved line on the right.

Trivia[]

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