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

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