JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 倍: "double, twice, times"
The kanji 倍 means "double, twice, times, fold". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read バイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | double, twice, times, fold |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 714 of 2,501 |
Common words with 倍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 倍double; twice (as much) · times (as much); -fold
- 何倍もmanyfold
- 三倍three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
- 二倍double; twice (as much); twofold
- 数倍several times (as large, over)
- 人一倍(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
- 十倍ten times; tenfold
- 倍増doubling; double
- 五倍five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
- 倍率magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor · competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
- １００倍hundredfold; hundred times as much · much more (than previously)
- 四倍four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
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