ヶ
See also: ケ
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Japanese
Etymology 1
An abbreviation for the kanji 箇 (ka), the counter for months, places or provisions.
Note that ヶ is a graphical abbreviation of the top of the character (𥫗, 竹), and is pronounced カ ka (or ガ ga), not as ケ ke. Compare simplified Chinese character 个.
Counter
ヶ or か • (-ka)
- 箇: Counter for months, places or provisions of Classical Chinese origin.
- 三ヶ月 ― sanka getsu ― three months (in duration)
- 三ヶ国 ― sanka koku ― three countries
Alternative forms
- か
- カ
- ヵ
- 箇
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ヶ国
- ヶ国語
- ヶ所
- ヶ月
Counter
ヶ or こ • (-ko)
- 個: General counter for inanimates.
- 3ヶ ― sanko ― three objects
Alternative forms
- 個
Particle
ヶ or が • (ga)
- An alternative spelling of an obsolete possessive marker が (ga). Found only in place names.
- 藤ヶ丘 ― Fujigaoka ― a place name, literally "Hill of Wisteria"
Alternative forms
- が
- ケ
See also
- (Japanese ligatures and scribal abbreviations) 〆 (shime), 𪜈 (tomo), ゟ (yori), ヿ (koto), 𬼀 (shite), 〼 (masu), ヶ (“graphical abbreviation for 箇”), 々 (“iteration mark”), ゝ (“iteration mark for hiragana”), ヽ (“iteration mark for katakana”)