How to write カ (ka) in katakana
Add two short marks to カ (ka) and you get ガ (ga). Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 加 (“add”). It takes two short strokes: the first from the left going rightwards then downwards, the last ending at the bottom left. Loanwords that begin with it: カツ (“cutlet”), カブ (“cub”), カム (“cam”) and カー (“car”).
- Romaji
- ka
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 加
- Hiragana
- か
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- leftrightwards → downwards
- topdownwards → down and left
Where カ comes from
- Katakana
- 加, a part of the kanji
- Hiragana
- か from 加
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 加 (“add”).
Look-alikes
- 力 (kanji), 2 strokes
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
With voicing marks
Base kana first, then the marks at the top right.
Words with カ
290 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カツ | katsu | cutlet; katsu |
| カブ | kabu | cub |
| カム | kamu | cam |
| カー | kaa | car |
| カイト | kaito | kite |
| カオス | kaosu | chaos |
| カキコ | kakiko | post (to a BBS); comment (on a blog) |
| カジノ | kajino | casino |
| カスバ | kasuba | kasbah; casbah |
| カタル | kataru | catarrh |
Practice sheet
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