桁

けた

Meanings

1. Noun column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard
2. digit; decade; order of magnitude

Kanji

• 桁 digit. Read as けた.

Example sentences

• 医者なら６桁の収入は珍しくない。
  A six-figure income is not uncommon for physicians.
• ２桁のＩＱがある人間なら誰でも、この選択が政治的に偏ったものだって分かってるよ。
  Anybody with at least a two-digit IQ knows this was a politically biased choice.
• あの映画、めっちゃわらけたよ。
  That movie was really funny.
• 九千二百五十八億一千四百七十万三千六百九十二は、十二桁の数字です。
  Nine hundred twenty-five billion, eight hundred fourteen million, seven hundred three thousand, six hundred ninety-two is a twelve-digit number.
• 925,814,703,692は、12桁の数字です。
  Nine hundred twenty-five billion, eight hundred fourteen million, seven hundred three thousand, six hundred ninety-two is a twelve-digit number.

Common phrases

• 桁が違う (けたがちがう) to be on a (completely) different level

Words containing 桁

• 桁橋 (けたばし) girder bridge
• 桁違い (けたちがい) an order of magnitude higher
• 橋桁 (はしげた) bridge girder

And 28 more.

Word lists

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