# 桁 — beam; digit

桁 means “beam; digit”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes.  Kun'yomi: けた (keta). You'll see it in words such as 桁 (keta, “column; beam”).

- Meaning: beam; digit
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: けた (keta)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 3

## How to remember 桁

Parts: 木 tree · 行 go

## Words with 桁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 桁 | けた (keta) | column; beam |

## Don't confuse it with

[術](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/technique/) · [街](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/street/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 3” set

[瓦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roof-tile/) · [扉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hinged-door/) · [塀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/garden-wall/) · [桟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jetty/) · [楼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/watchtower/) · [柵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stockade/) · [桁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beam/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beam/. Last updated 2026-11-01.