(used phonetically)
迦 is a kanji used primarily for its sound in phonetic transcriptions, especially of Sanskrit terms. It has no independent meaning in Japanese beyond this phonetic role.
迦 combines the movement radical 辶 with the phonetic component 加. It was created to represent the sound 'ka' or 'ke' in Buddhist transcription and has no semantic origin beyond that phonetic function.
The movement enclosure 辶 around 加 suggests a sound being carried along: 迦 is a character that carries the sound 'ka' or 'ke' into Japanese texts.
For カ, imagine a car (カ) with the character 迦 painted on it, driving along the path 辶: the car's sound 'ka' matches the reading カ.
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Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
poorly made article; defective article
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
Dragon King Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo
Seitaka (Shintō goddess)
image of the recumbent Buddha
theriac (antidote to poison)
mahoraga (protectors of Buddhism depicted as giant serpents)
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth); Garua
Kassapa Buddha; Kasyapa Buddha; Kashyapa Buddha
kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; lecturing to the Buddha
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants