Japanese symbol for “girder”
桁
けた
Romaji: keta
column; beam; girder; crossbeam
In Japanese, girder is 桁, read けた (keta).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard
- n digit; decade; order of magnitude
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “girder”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガーダー | ガーダー gaadaa | girder; girder frame |
| 胴差し | どうざし douzashi | (wooden) girder; girt |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桁違い | けたちがい ketachigai | an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league |
| 桁外れ | けたはずれ ketahazure | incredible; extraordinary; exceptional |
| 橋桁 | はしげた hashigeta | bridge girder |
| 井桁 | いげた igeta | well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends |
| 衣桁 | いこう ikou | clothes rack |
| 一桁 | ひとけた hitoketa | one digit; one column; the "ones" column |
See also: Chinese symbol for “girder”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.