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桁 (けた, keta) Japanese meaning: beam | Kotomora
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The bridge girders were reinforced due to aging.
Old timber is used for the beams in this building.
Usage patterns 〈 数かず 〉 桁けた の 数すう 字じ an n-digit number
This PIN is a four-digit number.
桁けた を 間ま 違ちが える to get a digit wrong (e.g. misplace a decimal or add an extra zero)
I made a mistake with the digits while calculating.
桁けた が 上あ がる for a number to carry over into the next digit (e.g. 9 to 10)
When you add 1 to 9, it carries over to become 10.
Expressions 桁けた が 違ちが う be on a completely different level; be in a different league; be of a different order of magnitude Related words 梁 is the everyday word for a wooden beam in house construction, while 桁 is used for larger or more technical crossbeams such as bridge girders or ship spars.
位 names a specific place value (the ones place, tens place, etc.), while 桁 refers to the digit slot itself or the total number of digits.
Don't confuse with 桁 refers to the column or place-value itself in a number, while 位 can mean either the position or the digit occupying it.
桁 means a digit's place or order of magnitude (like the tens or hundreds place), while 数字 means the digit or number itself.
桁 refers to a digit or place value in a number generally, whereas 位 is used in fixed expressions like 小数第3位 for a specific decimal position.
梁 refers to any horizontal beam or joist in general, while 桁 specifically denotes a larger, principal girder that often carries the 梁 themselves.
Counted with book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
Word family· 25 orders of magnitude different; in a different league; incomparable
incredible; extraordinary; phenomenal; off the charts
bridge girder
well curb; wooden well frame · #-like pattern; hash sign; number sign
Written forms 桁けた Usage 67%
Standard kanji spelling for both the structural and numerical senses.
ケタ Usage 18%
けた Usage 15%
Etymology The kanji 桁 combines 木 (tree/wood) and 行 (go/line), suggesting a wooden crosspiece. The numerical sense likely developed from the idea of notches or marks on a counting rod or abacus beam.
one digit; single digit; ones place
Show 9 more three-digit number; hundreds column
main girder
two-digit number; double figures
five-digit number; five digits; ten-thousands place
stringer; slanted staircase beam
four-digit number; thousands place
yard; boom
partition cap; upper plate; wall girder
headroom; vertical clearance; maximum height
