Kanji

倍

倍

double, twice, times, fold

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バイ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ます, やす

Common Readings

バイ

Example sentences

倍 ばい
この10年で物価が2倍になった

Prices have doubled in the last ten years.

何倍も なんばいも
彼は私の何倍も働いている。

He works many times harder than I do.

三倍 さんばい
今年は去年の三倍の収穫があった。

This year's harvest was three times that of last year.

数倍 すうばい
今年の利益は、去年の数倍に達した。

This year's profit was several times that of last year.

二倍 にばい
今年の売上は昨年の二倍になった。

This year's sales have doubled compared to last year.

人一倍 ひといちばい
彼は人一倍努力して、夢を叶えた。

He worked twice as hard as others and fulfilled his dream.

生まれ落ちる うまれおちる
貧しい家庭に生まれ落ちた彼は、人一倍努力して成功を収めた。

Born into a poor family, he worked harder than anyone else and achieved success.

２倍 にばい
効率が２倍になった。

The efficiency has doubled.

５日 いつか
毎月５日はポイントが２倍になります。

Every month on the 5th, points are doubled.

Example Vocabulary

倍

ばい

double; twice; -fold; times

何倍も

なんばいも

many times more; several times as much

三倍

さんばい

three times; triple; threefold

数倍

すうばい

several times; severalfold

二倍

にばい

double; twice; two times

人一倍

ひといちばい

more than others; unusually; doubly

３倍

さんばい

２倍

にばい

double; twice; twofold

倍増

ばいぞう

十倍

じゅうばい

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