〜か（or）

ka (or)

or (a choice between nouns)

Formation

Noun + か + Noun

Chinese meanings

或者

Chinese formation

名词＋か＋名词

Chinese usage

列出可供选择的项目，表示其中之一。

Chinese notes

此处的か表示选择，不是句末的疑问助词；共同列举用と或や。

Examples

Furigana

飲のみ物ものはコーヒーか紅こう茶ちゃがいいです。
For a drink, coffee or tea would be good.
饮料我想要咖啡或红茶。
土ど曜よう日びか日にち曜よう日びに買かい物ものに行いきます。
I'll go shopping on Saturday or Sunday.
我会在星期六或星期日去购物。
駅えきまでバスかタクシーで行いきます。
I'll go to the station by bus or taxi.
我乘公交车或出租车去车站。

Notes

Means one of the items is chosen. To list items together, use と or や.

#particle

Related N5 grammar

〜は〜が（subject）〜を〜に（time）〜に（destination）〜に（place of existence）〜に（indirect object）〜に（frequency）

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ka-or');

{
  "id": "ka-or",
  "pattern": "〜か（or）",
  "romaji": "ka (or)",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "or (a choice between nouns)",
  "formation": "Noun + か + Noun",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "飲み物はコーヒーか紅茶がいいです。",
      "furigana": "{飲|の}み{物|もの}はコーヒーか{紅茶|こうちゃ}がいいです。",
      "en": "For a drink, coffee or tea would be good."
    },
    {
      "ja": "土曜日か日曜日に買い物に行きます。",
      "furigana": "{土曜日|どようび}か{日曜日|にちようび}に{買|か}い{物|もの}に{行|い}きます。",
      "en": "I'll go shopping on Saturday or Sunday."
    },
    {
      "ja": "駅までバスかタクシーで行きます。",
      "furigana": "{駅|えき}までバスかタクシーで{行|い}きます。",
      "en": "I'll go to the station by bus or taxi."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "particle"
  ],
  "notes": "Means one of the items is chosen. To list items together, use と or や.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "c3ddd36ca270d70b9b6c5c3a1a661bd6b01870c9df9c9882bb9aa0665fce8aea",
    "meanings": [
      "或者"
    ],
    "formation": "名词＋か＋名词",
    "explanation": "列出可供选择的项目，表示其中之一。",
    "notes": "此处的か表示选择，不是句末的疑问助词；共同列举用と或や。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "飲み物はコーヒーか紅茶がいいです。",
        "zh": "饮料我想要咖啡或红茶。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "土曜日か日曜日に買い物に行きます。",
        "zh": "我会在星期六或星期日去购物。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "駅までバスかタクシーで行きます。",
        "zh": "我乘公交车或出租车去车站。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#ka-or",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "2493716cc0b764c3bdd7a52c31af4465968529f154dcbf1cc962f25b2796bca2"
  }
}