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Kotomora

桁

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

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolStrokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • けた

Meaning

桁 centers on a horizontal structural support: a beam or girder in construction, and by extension a column or place in accounting where numbers line up like beams.

Most common words using 桁

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  • 桁けた
    N2

    column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard

  • 桁違いけたちがい

    an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

  • 桁外れけたはずれ

    incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal

  • 橋桁はしげた

    bridge girder

  • 井桁いげた

    well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends

  • 一桁ひとけた

    one digit; one column; the "ones" column

  • 三桁さんけた

    three-digit number; hundreds column

  • 下二桁しもふたけた

    last two figures of a number

  • 主桁しゅげた

    main girder

  • 二桁ふたけた

    two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

  • 五桁ごけた

    five-digit number; "ten thousands" column

  • 側桁がわげた

    stringer; slanted staircase beam

  • 全桁上げぜんけたあげ

    complete carry

  • 四桁よけた

    four-digit number; thousands column

  • 小数点以下の桁数しょうすうてんいかのけたすう

    number of decimal places

  • 帆桁ほげた

    (sail) yard; boom

  • 敷桁しきげた

    partition cap; upper plate; wall girder

  • 昭和一桁しょうわひとけた

    (generation born in) the first nine years of the Shōwa period (1926-1934)

  • 有効桁ゆうこうけた

    significant digit

  • 桁あふれけたあふれ

    overflow

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Etymology

桁 combines 木 (wood) with 行 (go, line), suggesting a wooden beam or horizontal line. The accounting sense likely comes from the idea of rows or columns.

Meaning mnemonic

A wooden 木 beam that goes 行 across, like a girder supporting a structure. In accounting, numbers are placed in columns that run across the page like beams.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a construction worker calling out 'Go!' as a wooden beam is lifted into place: 'Go!' cues コウ, and the beam goes across.