Department, division (ie for a job) in Japanese 🇯🇵

か info.

English: mosquito
Language: か

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Think of the annoying sound a mosquito makes, almost like a "ka" buzzing around your ear.

Explanations:
– The word "か" (ka) is a single kana character in Japanese that means "mosquito."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– The scientific term for mosquito in Japanese is 蚊 (か) as well, pronounced the same way.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– "か" (ka) can also be a particle in Japanese, commonly used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question. For example, "これは何ですか？" (Kore wa nan desu ka?) means "What is this?"

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 昨夜、蚊に刺されました。
(Sakuyā, ka ni sasaremaa.)
"I was bitten by a mosquito last night."

2. 夏には蚊が多いです。
(Natsu ni wa ka ga ooi desu.)
"There are many mosquitoes in the summer."

3. 蚊の音がうるさい！
(Ka no oto ga urusai!)
"The sound of the mosquito is annoying!"

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か info.

Japanese Word: か (ka)

Romanized Characters: ka

Tips to Remember the Word:
1. Association: Think of 'ka' as the sound of a question mark in Japanese. Often, this syllable is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
2. Mnemonic: Imagine a person working in a department asking "Can we?" where "Ca" is phonetically similar to "ka".

Explanations:
1. Japanese Characters: Various kanji like 科 can represent 'ka' when referring to a section or department. The character for 科 means 'department' or 'course'.
2. Usage as a particle: 'ka' is also a grammatical particle in Japanese used to denote a question.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
1. 課 (ka): Indicates a division, department, or section.
2. 部門 (bumon): Refers to a division, department, or sector.

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
1. Question particle: 'ka' is commonly used at the end of a sentence to form a question in informal spoken Japanese.
2. 科 (ka): Can also refer to academic disciplines or courses of study in schools, like 医学科 (igakuka) for 'medical department'.

Example Sentences:
1. Department/Division:
– 彼は営業課で働いています。
– Kare wa eigyou ka de hataraiteimasu.
– He works in the sales department.

2. Question Particle:
– これは何ですか？
– Kore wa nan desu ka?
– What is this?

3. Course of Study:
– 私は経済学科の学生です。
– Watashi wa keizaigakka no gakusei desu.
– I am a student in the Economics department.

4. General Division:
– 開発部門に配属された。
– Kaihatsu bumon ni haizoku sareta.
– I was assigned to the development division.

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