331. These five characters are more well known in a slightly different form; what is it? 加 機 久 介 己


Answer:

加  KA, kuwa(eru), kuwa(waru) - add, append, join, take part

機  KI, hata - opportunity, loom, machine

久  KYUU, KU, hisa(shii) - long (time)

介  KAI - shellfish, be in between

己  KO, KI, onore - self

They are the characters from which the following five katakana were derived.

カ  Katakana "Ka"

キ  Katakana "Ki"

ク  Katakana "Ku"

ケ  Katakana "Ke"

コ  Katakana "Ko"