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桁 kanji: meaning “girder”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N110 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
girder
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
けた

Picture story to remember 桁

Workers lay a tree (木) across two posts as a girder so everyone keeps going (行).

Parts in this story:木, 行

How to write 桁: stroke order

桁 is written with 10 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 桁

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Kanji that share parts with 桁.