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4.3.1. What is the small katakana ke in 霞ヶ丘 and 一ヶ月?

This character, which looks like a small katakana ke character, 「ヶ」, is actually an abbreviation for the kanji 「箇」 which is used as a counter. It is pronounced ka or ga, not ke.

This answer was compiled referring to posts by Mike Wright, Bart Mathias, Lei Tanabe

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