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Kanji Detail for 桁 - "digit, beam"

桁

  • Meaning

    桁 means "digit, beam." Also associated with scale.

    1. Digit - A numerical place value.

    2. Beam - A horizontal supporting structure.

    3. Scale - Order of magnitude.

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    • Verified meaning: digit, beam
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read けた)
    • Also carries these associations: scale

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 桁

    Surnames 桁(けた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cross-beams of roof

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    cangue (stocks to punish criminals)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    the cross-beams of a roof

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    屋桁: Horizontal beams in a house. | A large wooden punishment device. Such as 桁楊相望 (cangues and shackles visible everywhere), referring to many criminals. | Same as 航. A pontoon bridge. Wen Jiao attacked Wang Dun and burned the Zhuque Bridge. From "Book of Jin." | A clothes rack.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    keta(けた) けた

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    digit beam scale clothes hanger column shackles place value arithmetic calculation counting decimal figure horizontal mathematics notation number numeral rafter span structural

Sentences including 桁

  • It's a three-digit number.

  • One million is a seven digit number.

  • A six-figure income is not uncommon for physicians.

  • Nine hundred twenty-five billion, eight hundred fourteen million, seven hundred three thousand, six hundred ninety-two is a twelve-digit number.

  • Nine hundred twenty-five billion, eight hundred fourteen million, seven hundred three thousand, six hundred ninety-two is a twelve-digit number.

  • Anybody with at least a two-digit IQ knows this was a politically biased choice.

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