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JLPT N110画 · 10 strokesradical 木Jōyō kanjiSpecified Skilled Worker: Construction

beam, girder, spar, unit or column (accounting)

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • けた

Mnemonic

Imagine a wooden beam supporting a tall building, where each girder holds up a large column of numbers in an accounting ledger.

About this kanji

The kanji 桁 (けた) primarily means a beam or a girder and is also used in contexts related to numbers or accounting, signifying columns or digits. It often appears in nouns, such as 衣桁 (いこう), which means a clothes rack, and 一桁 (ひとけた), meaning one digit in a numerical context. Another common compound is 桁橋 (けたばし), which refers to a girder bridge. Additionally, 桁 can be found in terms like 五桁 (ごけた), meaning five-digit number. When using this kanji, it’s useful to remember that its meaning can vary greatly depending on the context, especially switching from a physical structure to numerical representation.

Example sentences

  • 彼の計算は桁違いだった。

    His calculations were on a different level.

Meanings across languages

English
beam, girder, spar, unit or column (accounting)
Tiếng Việt
rầm, cột
日本語
桁, ビーム
한국어
빔, 기둥
中文
梁, 柱
id
balok, truss, satu kolom
th
คาน, คาน, คาน, หน่วย
es
viga, viga principal, spar, unidad
fr
poutre, longeron, colonne
de
Balken, Träger, Spar, Einheit
pt
viga, viga principal, trave, coluna

Common compounds

  • 衣桁いこうclothes rack
  • 井桁いげたwell curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends, pattern resembling the symbol #, parallel crosses
  • 一桁ひとけたone digit, one column, the "ones" column
  • 桁橋けたばしgirder bridge
  • 五桁ごけたfive-digit number, "ten thousands" column
  • 三桁さんけたthree-digit number, hundreds column
  • 四桁よけたfour-digit number, thousands column
  • 二桁ふたけたtwo-digit number, "tens" column, two digits

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