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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、けた
Romaji: kou, keta
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  heng2
Unicode:  6841
JIS:  3765

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2250
New Nelson Index: 2656
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a6.8
Four Corner Index: 4192.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14754
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0315
Remembering the kanji Index: 2483
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 839
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 956
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1165

Words

(けた)
column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard; digit; decade; order of magnitude
桁違い (けたちがい、ケタちがい)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
桁上り (けたあがり)
carry (of digit, bit, etc.)
桁落ち (けたおち)
cancellation of significant digits
けた位置 (けたいち)
digit position
橋桁 (はしげた)
bridge girder
三桁 (さんけた、みけた)
three-digit number; hundreds column
桁数 (けたすう)
number of digits or characters
五桁 (ごけた)
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column
桁上げなし加算 (けたあげなしかさん)
addition without carry
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