JLPT N1

beam; digit; column

Item 140 of 642 | 10 strokes | Radical: 木 (tree)

Readings

On'yomiコウ
Kun'yomiけた

Mnemonic

A wooden BEAM spanning across—each DIGIT like a crossbar.

Example Words

桁 (けた) digit; beam; girder
桁数 (けたすう) number of digits
桁違い (けたちがい) off by an order of magnitude