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桁

桁 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （建設）けた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「行」。「けた」を意味する漢語｛桁｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウ
Kun (native)
  • けたJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音hang2
  • 拼音heng2
  • 한글hang
  • 한글hyeon
  • Hán-ViệtHành
  • Hán-ViệtHàng
  • Hán-ViệtHãng

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Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6841

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木行

Words using this kanji

  • 桁けた（けた）建物や橋などの建造物において、横に通して上部を支える構造物。短い方を「梁」というのに対して、梁と直角に交わる長い方を「桁」という。 （けた）算盤の珠を通す軸。芯。 （けた）位取り記数法において、数字を容れる列の長さ。また、各数字を記す位置。column, beam, girder, crossbeam
  • 桁橋けたばしgirder bridge
  • 桁数けたすうある数に含まれる数字の数。number of digits or characters
  • 桁下けたしたheadroom, maximum height, (vertical) clearance
  • 桁端こうたんyardarm
  • 桁外れけたはずれincredible, extraordinary, exceptional, phenomenal
  • 桁違いけたちがい数の位を間違えること。 規模などが他とは比較にならないほど異なること。また、そのさま。an order of magnitude higher, off by a digit, in a different league, unbelievable
  • 桁上げけたあげcarry (of digit, bit, etc.)
  • 桁上りけたあがりcarry (of digit, bit, etc.)
  • 桁落ちけたおちcancellation of significant digits
  • 桁上げるけたあげるto carry (of digit, bit, etc.)
  • 桁あふれけたあふれoverflow
  • 桁が違うけたがちがうto be on a (completely) different level, to be on a different scale, to be in a different league, to be of a different order of magnitude
  • 桁上げなし加算けたあげなしかさんaddition without carry

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