倍 (double, fold, times, twice) - Kanji Codex

倍

double, fold, times, twice

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

バイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

べます

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:3

Strokes:10

JLPT:2

Frequency:714

Vocabulary

バイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
倍増	バイゾウ	doubling; double
倍率	バイリツ	magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
一倍	イチバイ	multiplying by one; original amount; (even) more; double; twice (as much); twofold
倍加	バイカ	doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
倍額	バイガク	double amount

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
人一倍	ひといちばい	(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
倍	ばい	double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n; 1 in n
安倍川餅	あべかわもち	abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
５倍	ごばい	five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
３倍	さんばい	three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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