Small ke

The small ke (ヶ) is a Japanese character, typographically a small form of the katakana character ケ ke.

While identical in shape to a small ケ, the shape is actually an abbreviation for the kanji 箇, specifically by writing half of the bamboo radical 竹 (⺮), and ヶ is used as an abbreviation 箇 (alternatively written 個 or 个), which is a common Japanese counter word. It is also as an abbreviation for the Japanese conjunctive particle が. It is unrelated to the katakana character ケ, which is an abbreviation for 介, but ヶ is sometimes written as a large character ケ. Although it resembles the katakana character ke (ケ), it is pronounced ka (sometimes ko) when a counter, or ga when a conjunction, not ke. When used as a counter pronounced ka, the katakana カ or ヵ are sometimes used instead; when used as a counter pronounced ko, the katakana コ is sometimes used instead (chiefly in informal writing) – ヶ follows the shape, while ヵ (or コ) follows the sound. However, ヶ is not used as a general abbreviation for 箇 or 個 – for example, 個人 kojin, "individual" will not be written as ^×ヶ人 (except possibly as very informal ryakuji; contrast with 〆, as abbreviation for 締); note that 個 is used in various words, but 箇 is generally only used as a counter, or variant of 個.

Small

Small may refer to:

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Small (surname)

Small is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Small (journal)

Small is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal. Established in 2005 as a monthly journal, it switched to biweekly in 2009. It publishes research in science and technology on the micro- and nanoscales in the form of Communications, Reviews, Concepts, Highlights, Essays, and Full Papers. The journal was co-founded by Chad Mirkin and Peter Gölitz. The editorial office is in Weinheim, Germany.

Small is available online through the Wiley Online Library. All of the publications can be found here.

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