Japanese word

桁

Pronunciation

Romajiketa

Meaning

  • noundigit

Example

この数は三桁です。ko no kazu wa san keta de su

This number has three digits.

Illustration for 桁 (digit)

More examples

この暗証番号は四桁で入力してください。ko no an shō ban gō wa yon keta de nyū ryoku shi te ku da sa i

Please enter this PIN as a four-digit number.

Core concept

Shows how a numeral is organized into positions, with each position giving its digit a different place value.

Common phrases

  • 三桁の数字san keta no sū ji

    three-digit number

Similar words

位kurai: A position in a number identified by its place value, such as units, tens, or hundreds.

Definition in Japanese

数字を並べて数を表すときの、数字の位置。また、数字の並ぶ数を数える単位。sū ji o nara be te sū o arawa su to ki no sū ji no i chi ma ta sū ji no nara bu kazu o kazo e ru tan i

Word origin

The native Japanese word 桁 (keta) names a horizontal building beam and also came to name a position in a numeral, where digits stand in an ordered row.

Usage tips

  • The word place in place value means a position in a number, not a location, which helps distinguish it from the digit itself.

Other meanings

  • placenoun

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