桁
けた
keta
JLPT N110 strokesKanjiLevel 100 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
桁 is the kanji for "Beam". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is けた (keta). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Beam
Also : Spar · Girder
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Readings
kunけた/ ketaonこう/ kou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
木行
Example Sentences
この計算の桁数を確認してください。
このけいさんのけたすうをかくにんしてください。
Please check the number of digits in this calculation.
桁についてはなします。
けたについてはなします。
I talk about column.
Vocabulary using 桁
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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