Word Meaning 桁違い

けたちがい ketachigai

桁違い is read as けたちがい (ketachigai) and means an order of magnitude higher.

Meaning

English

an order of magnitude higher
off by a digit
in a different league
unbelievable
incomparable
unimaginable

Reading

Kana

けたちがい

Romaji

ketachigai

Writing Variants

けた違い けたちがい ketachigai
ケタ違い けたちがい ketachigai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 149670 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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桁が違う

けたがちがう

to be on a (completely) different level

桁

けた

digit

行き違い

いきちがい

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road)

間違い

まちがい

improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman)

違い

ちがい

mistake

気違い

きちがい

madness

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

勘違い

かんちがい

misunderstanding

人違い

ひとちがい

mistaking one person for another

筋違い

すじちがい

illogical

場違い

ばちがい

produced at an unorthodox location

間違いない

まちがいない

reliable