How to say 'Double' in Japanese | 倍

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The Japanese word for Double is 'Bai', written as 倍 in Japanese.'Double' in hiragana is ばい.

word

倍

Meaning

Double

Reading

ばい

bai

Kanji

倍Double, Times

Explanation

The Japanese noun '倍 (ばい)' means 'double' or 'times'. It is used to indicate multiplication or an increase in quantity. For example: the price doubled「値段が倍になった」(ねだんがばいになった). This room is twice as big「この部屋は倍の広さだ」(このへやはばいのひろさだ). It can also be used in mathematical contexts, such as 'two times three is six'「2倍の3は6」(にばいのさんはろく). Note that '倍' is often used with numbers or quantities to express multiples.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7021

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 倍

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

倍

Meaning

Double, Times

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