Japanese symbol for “headroom”
桁下
けたした
Romaji: ketashita
headroom; maximum height; (vertical) clearance; (distance) under beam (girder)
In Japanese, headroom is 桁下, read けたした (ketashita).
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Meanings
- n headroom; maximum height; (vertical) clearance; (distance) under beam (girder)
Written forms: 桁下、けた下. Readings: けたした.
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
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.