Kanji 倍: double, twice, times, fold

Key takeaways

Kanji 倍: double, twice, times, fold. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

倍

Meaning

doubletwicetimesfold

On reading

バイ

Radical

人

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 倍

double, twice, times, fold

Kanji structure breakdown

倍

Structure breakdown

亻 + 咅

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (亻) spitting (咅) out an identical copy of something, effectively doubling it. This character is used to express 'double' or 'multiples' in quantity or frequency.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

バイ

倍率ばいりつ
magnification / rate / ratio
倍ばい
double / twice as much

Commonly used words

倍率
ばいりつ
magnification / rate / ratio
倍
ばい
double / twice as much

Example sentences

Example 1

このカメラの倍率は十倍です。

Translation

The magnification of this camera is ten times.

Example 2

今年の大学の倍率はとても高いです。

Translation

This year's university acceptance rate is very high.

Example 3

値段は去年の倍になりました。

Translation

The price doubled compared to last year.

Example 4

人数が倍に増えました。

Translation

The number of people doubled.

Kanji 倍: double, twice, times, fold

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

倍率 (ばいりつ): meaning and examples

倍 (ばい): meaning and examples