“Twice” or “Double” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “倍”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “倍” means “Increasingly”, “Go against” or “More and more” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “倍”
Jouyou Kanji “倍” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 10 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | ばい(bai) |
| はい(hai) | |
| Kun-Yomi | そむ(く)(somu(ku)) |
| ま(す)(ma(su)) | |
| Meanings | Go against, Betray |
| Twice, Double | |
| More and more, Increasingly |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “倍”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 倍音(ばいおん-ba i o n) | Harmonic overtone, Harmonic tone, Harmonics, Higher harmonics |
| 倍加(ばいか-ba i ka) | Polyploidize, Doubling, Multiplication, Redoubling |
| 倍額(ばいがく-ba i ga ku) | Double amount, Double the fee, Double the charge, Double the price |
| 倍旧(ばいきゅう-ba i kyu u) | Redoubled, Increased |
| 倍数(ばいすう-ba i su u) | Magnification, Multiple |
| 倍増(ばいぞう-ba i zo u) | Doubling, Double |
| 倍大(ばいだい-ba i da i) | Double size |
| 倍徳(ばいとく or はいとく-ba i to ku (or) ha i to ku) | Immorality, To go against righteous conduct |
| 倍率(ばいりつ-ba i ri tsu) | Amplification, Magnification, Multiplying factor, Scale factor, Magnifying power |
| 倍量(ばいりょう-ba i ryo u) | Double amount |
| 一倍(いちばい-i chi ba i) | ① (Old expression of double), ② Even more |
| 数倍(すうばい-su u ba i) | Several times, Severalfold |
| 百倍(ひゃくばい-hya ku ba i) | Hundredfold, Hundred times as much, (Increased) much more |
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