倍 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 倍意味

double, twice, times, fold

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倍 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

KUNYOMI　訓読み

バイ bai

Examples

彼は私の倍食べた。

He ate twice as much as I did.

あの山はこの山の５倍の高さである。

That mountain is five times as high as this one.

彼は私の倍の金を持っていた。

He had twice as much money as I.

中国の人口は日本の８倍です。

The population of China is 8 times that of Japan.

彼の年齢は彼女の１倍半である。

He is half as old again as she is.

彼の部屋は私の部屋の倍の広さだ。

His room is twice as large as mine.

私はあなたの１０倍の本を持っている。

I have ten times as many books as you have.

私の部屋は彼の部屋の倍の広さがある。

My room is twice as big as his.

東京の人口は横浜の４倍である。

The population of Tokyo is four times as large as that of Yokohama.

中国の人口は日本の約8倍です。

The population of China is about eight times as large as that of Japan.

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均 level, average

億 hundred million, 10**8

圧 pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

芸 technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt

署 signature, govt office, police station