also: みけた
three-digit number; hundreds column
Refers to a number with three digits (100–999) or the hundreds place in a number. Common in contexts like arithmetic, prices, or statistics.
The answer to this calculation will be a three-digit number.
Memorizing a three-digit number is easy.
Standard kanji spelling for 'three digits'.
Rare reading; さんけた is overwhelmingly more common.
Compound of 三 (three) and 桁 (digit, column). The reading さんけた is the standard on'yomi combination; みけた is a rare kun'yomi variant.