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double, two-fold

JLPT N2 Grade 3 10 strokes
On'yomi
バイ
Radical
· person (human being)

倍 means "double, two-fold". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 10 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is バイ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

倍 in example sentences

  • 8は2の4ばいです。

    8 wa 2 no 4 bai desu.

    Eight is four times two.

  • 8は4の2ばいです。

    8 wa 4 no 2 bai desu.

    Eight is two times four.

  • 2の4ばいは8です。

    2 no 4 bai wa 8 desu.

    Four times two is eight.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 倍 mean?
倍 means "double, two-fold". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 倍 have?
倍 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 倍 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is バイ.
What JLPT level is 倍?
倍 is a JLPT N2 kanji.