か (ka), hiragana basic
か
ka
か row · a column
hiraganabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Words with か
傘かさumbrella
会社かいしゃcompany
会社員かいしゃいんcompany employee
How to remember it
かImagine a kite caught on a crooked post, with a small tail to the right. The kite helps you remember the k sound in ka.
Where it comes from
加か
か developed from the cursive writing of 加. Compare katakana カ, which uses the same source but a different simplification.