ヶ

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See also: ケ

ヶ U+30F6, ヶ
KATAKANA LETTER SMALL KE
← ヵ
 		Katakana ヷ →

Japanese

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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) 

  1. 箇: Counter for months, places or provisions of Classical Chinese origin.
    三(さん)ヶ(か)月(げつ) ― sanka getsu ― three months (in duration)
    三(さん)ヶ(か)国(こく) ― sanka koku ― three countries
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Counter

ヶ or こ • (ko) 

  1. 個: General counter for inanimates.
    ３(さん)ヶ(こ) ― sanko ― three objects
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Etymology 2

Particle

ヶ or が • (ga) 

  1. An alternative spelling of an obsolete possessive marker が (ga). Found only in place names.
    藤(ふじ)ヶ(が)丘(おか) ― Fujigaoka ― a place name, literally "Hill of Wisteria"
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See also

  • (Japanese ligatures and scribal abbreviations) 〆(しめ) (shime), 𪜈(とも) (tomo), ゟ (yori), ヿ (koto), 𬼀(して) (shite), 〼(ます) (masu), ヶ (“graphical abbreviation for 箇”), 々 (“iteration mark”), ゝ (“iteration mark for hiragana”), ヽ (“iteration mark for katakana”) 〱 (“iteration mark for multiple kana”),
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