noun
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
Refers to the set of kana starting with the consonant /k/ in the gojūon ordering: か, き, く, け, こ (hiragana) or カ, キ, ク, ケ, コ (katakana). Used in discussions of Japanese phonology, spelling, and verb conjugation.
カ行の音は、のどで空気をせき止めて出す子音です。
The sounds of the ka-column are consonants produced by blocking the airflow in the throat.
動詞の活用で、カ行変格活用は「来る」だけです。
In verb conjugation, the ka-column irregular conjugation is only for 'kuru'.
Compound of カ (ka, the first kana of the column) and 行 (gyō, 'row' or 'column' in the gojūon table).