Vocab Info

N4 Noun, No-adjective, Counter

(ばい)twice, double, times, -fold

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      double, twice (as much)

    2. Counter

      2.

      times (as much), -fold

    3. Counter

      3.

      1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n

      e.g. 40倍 = 1 in 40

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    倍 【ばい】

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    Examples

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      (かれ)(わたし)(ばい)(なが)さの人生(じんせい)()きています。

      He has lived twice as long as I have.

      • N4

      おそらく(かれ)(いえ)(わたし)(いえ)(ばい)ほどはあるだろう。

      His house is probably twice as big as mine.

      • N4

      あんな(ひど)(こと)をされたので、(ばい)にして(かえ)してやろうと(おも)っています。

      Since they did such a horrible thing to me, I am going to pay them back twofold.

      • N4

      物価(ぶっか)がこの10(ねん)(ばい)になってしまったので、(すこ)しも贅沢(ぜいたく)する(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      Prices have doubled in the past decade, so we can't afford to splurge at all.

      • N3

      レシピは二人(ふたり)(ぶん)だがうちは四人(よにん)家族(かぞく)なので、(すべ)ての分量(ぶんりょう)(ばい)にする必要(ひつよう)があるだろう。

      The recipe is for two people, but we are a family of four, so all the portions would need to be doubled.

      • N3
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