4-letter words containing k, a
- kaji — (Georgian mythology) an ugly anthropomorphic spirit.
- kaka — any of several New Zealand parrots of the genus Nestor, especially N. meridionalis, having chiefly greenish and olive-brown plumage.
- kaki — the Japanese persimmon tree.
- kalb — Baron, Johann Kalb.
- kale — Also called borecole. a cabbagelike cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, of the mustard family, having curled or wrinkled leaves: used as a vegetable.
- kali — the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- kama — a river in the E Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the central Ural Mountains region into the Volga River S of Kazan. 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- kame — combe.
- kami — A divine being in the Shinto religion.
- kan. — Kansas
- kana — a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
- kand — (mining, UK, dialect, Cornwall) fluorspar.
- kane — cain.
- kang — (especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- kano — a city in N Nigeria.
- kans — an Indian grass of the genus Saccharum, used in some areas for fodder, thatching, etc., and being in other areas a troublesome weed.
- kant — Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- kanu — Kenya African National Union
- kaon — a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- kaos — Kent Applicative Operating System
- kaph — the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- kapo — a Nazi concentration camp prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising prisoner work gangs: often a common criminal and frequently brutal to fellow inmates.
- kapu — (in Hawaiian traditional culture and religion) a set of rules and prohibitions for everyday life.
- kara — (Sikhism) The bangle worn by Sikhs, to remind the wearer to do God's work, and one of the five Ks.
- karl — a male given name, form of Charles.
- karn — (mining, dated) A pile of rocks.
- karo — a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- kars — a city in NE Turkey.
- kart — a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- kasi — Kingdom of, an ancient kingdom of N India, the capital at present-day Varanasi; flourished in the 8th–6th centuries b.c.
- kast — A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- kata — an exercise consisting of several of the specific movements of a martial art, especially a pattern prescribed for defending oneself against several attackers, used in judo and karate training.
- kate — Adam, 1723–90, Scottish economist.
- kati — (rare, British) A weight equivalent to about 1.5 pound, adopted as a standard by British companies.
- katy — a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- katz — Sir Bernard [bur-nerd] /ˈbɜr nərd/ (Show IPA), 1911–2003, British biophysicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1970.
- kaur — a title assumed by a Sikh woman when she becomes a full member of the community
- kava — a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum, of the pepper family, the aromatic roots of which are used to make an intoxicating beverage.
- kawa — Alternative form of kava.
- kaya — Torreya nucifera, the vern Japanese nutmeg tree.
- kaye — Danny (David Daniel Kaminski) 1913–87, U.S. comedian, singer, and actor.
- kayo — a knockout in boxing.
- kays — Plural form of kay, the name of the letter K.
- kbar — a kilobar
- kcal — kilocalorie
- kean — Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- keas — Plural form of kea.
- keat — a young guinea fowl.
- keta — chum salmon.
- khaf — see kaf