カ (ka), katakana basic
カ
ka
カ row · a column
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
hiragana counterpart
Variants
Words with カ
カメラcamera
カフェcafe
How to remember it
カCompare か: カ keeps the main angular shape but has no separate mark on the right. Pair the two shapes with ka.
Where it comes from
加カ
カ comes from 力 on the left of 加. Compare hiragana か, which developed through cursive writing.