〜か（question）

ka (question)

(question marker) turns a sentence into a question

Formation

Sentence + か

Chinese meanings

疑问助词

Chinese formation

句子＋か

Chinese usage

置于句末，将句子变成问句。

Chinese notes

礼貌体问句常以か结尾；口语中也可省略而用升调。

Examples

Furigana

これはあなたのかばんですか。
Is this your bag?
这是你的包吗？
朝あさご飯はんを食たべましたか。
Did you eat breakfast?
你吃早饭了吗？
トイレはどこですか。
Where is the restroom?
洗手间在哪里？

Notes

Polite questions end in か and are usually written with 。. In casual speech か is normally dropped and rising intonation is used instead.

#particle#question

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

{
  "id": "ka-question",
  "pattern": "〜か（question）",
  "romaji": "ka (question)",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "(question marker) turns a sentence into a question",
  "formation": "Sentence + か",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "これはあなたのかばんですか。",
      "en": "Is this your bag?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "朝ご飯を食べましたか。",
      "furigana": "{朝|あさ}ご{飯|はん}を{食|た}べましたか。",
      "en": "Did you eat breakfast?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "トイレはどこですか。",
      "en": "Where is the restroom?"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "particle",
    "question"
  ],
  "notes": "Polite questions end in か and are usually written with 。. In casual speech か is normally dropped and rising intonation is used instead.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5a9d6f417787e43f2dd806a300e9e42d8d2a258c40faeefcccf6e6c0808382e9",
    "meanings": [
      "疑问助词"
    ],
    "formation": "句子＋か",
    "explanation": "置于句末，将句子变成问句。",
    "notes": "礼貌体问句常以か结尾；口语中也可省略而用升调。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "これはあなたのかばんですか。",
        "zh": "这是你的包吗？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "朝ご飯を食べましたか。",
        "zh": "你吃早饭了吗？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "トイレはどこですか。",
        "zh": "洗手间在哪里？"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#ka-question",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "3d2a6dfa24557633af1571982bc371ea1ff17e30cbe1355f7eebe85b62745ac5"
  }
}