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Sanskrit Call Ka Add Car 迦 カ Phonetically

Kanji
Onyomi
English (used phonetically)
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Frequency 2160
Components 加: add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada
辶: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162)
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword Sanskrit ka
Koohii Story 1 You wanna drive a Sanskrit ka? Just add it to the road.
Koohii Story 2 "Ford didn't know what to call their next car, and it was ready to be released. A quick-witted Indian employee thought to himself, ""why don't they just call it the 'car', so they can get this show on the road?"" He raised his hand at the meeting and said, ""I propose we call it the Ford Ka. No, not like 'car', the Sanskrit ka invokes a sense of reliability, safety, performance and beauty. Add to that the fact that nobody will forget its name, because it's homophonous with the actual product!"

Tags: jlpt.n0, grades+, jinmeiyou, kanjifreq2001-2500

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