一 桁(ひとけた)

ひとけた

noun

single digit

1. single digit; one digit

A number from 0-9, having only one digit. Also used to describe quantities or percentages in the single digits.

一桁(ひとけた)の数字(すうじ)。

A single-digit number.

参加者(さんかしゃ)は一桁(ひとけた)だった。

The number of participants was in the single digits.

The temperature dropped to single digits.

一桁(ひとけた) means having only one digit (0-9).

二桁(ふたけた): two digits (10-99)
三桁(みけた): three digits (100-999)
四桁(よんけた): four digits (1,000-9,999)
桁(けた)が違(ちが)う: to be on a completely different scale (lit. different digit count)

Often implies a small or disappointingly low number, especially when used for things like attendance, sales, or scores.

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