► 成句
桁 [けた] [桁が違う] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 核爆弾は通常の爆弾とは桁が違う威力を持つ ⇨ Nuclear bombs have power of a different order of magnitude with conventional bombs
► 名詞
桁 [けた] meaning: digit rank: 2
☆ 一桁の数字 ⇨ One-digit numbers (1-9)
☆ 数を一桁間違えた ⇨ I got the number wrong by one digit, decimal place (☛ Can be either a number of digits or decimal place)
More examples:
- 米国の軍事力は日本とは桁違いだ ⇨ The US military power is at a different digit, level, from that of Japan
- 私は円周率は二桁しか覚えていない ⇨ I memorize only two digits of PI
- 核爆弾は通常の爆弾とは桁が違う威力を持つ ⇨ Nuclear bombs have the destructive power at a different level from the conventional bombs
- 最後の三桁はご・まる・さんだ ⇨ The last three digits are 503
- それには桁違いに多くの金がかかる ⇨ That will cost one digit, a whole lot, more money