倍 (ばい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

倍 (ばい) means double / twice as much.

See example sentences below.

倍 at a glance

倍

ばいbai

N4noun

double / twice as much

倍ばいbaiN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

double / twice as much

Example 1

値段は去年の倍になりました。

Translation

The price doubled compared to last year.

Example 2

人数が倍に増えました。

Translation

The number of people doubled.