桁(けた)

けた
noun
digit, column (of numbers); beam, girder
1. digit, column (of numbers)
A place value in a number (ones, tens, hundreds, etc.).
この計算(けいさん)は桁(けた)が違(ちが)っている。
This calculation is off by an order of magnitude.
彼(かれ)の年収(ねんしゅう)は桁違(けたちが)いに高(たか)い。
His annual income is extraordinarily high (lit: different by digits).
八(はち)桁(けた)の数字(すうじ)を入力(にゅうりょく)してください。
Please enter an eight-digit number.
2. beam, girder
A horizontal structural beam in construction, particularly in traditional Japanese buildings.
橋(はし)の桁(けた)を修理(しゅうり)する。
Repair the girder of the bridge.
古(ふる)い神社(じんじゃ)の桁(けた)が腐(くさ)って危険(きけん)な状態(じょうたい)だった。
The beams of the old shrine had rotted and were in a dangerous condition.
大工(だいく)が新(あたら)しい桁(けた)を取(と)り付(つ)けている。
The carpenter is installing a new beam.

桁(けた) has two main meanings related to structure: numerical place values and architectural beams.

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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.5.28 7:24
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