Quick answer
倍 is the kanji for "Double". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is ばい (bai). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Double
Also : Fold · Twice · Times
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 倍 represents 'DOUBLE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of double.
On-reading: ばい — remember this sound by associating it with double.
Example Sentences
努力すれば、成果が二倍になって返ってきます。
どりょくすれば、せいかがにばいになってかえってきます。
If you make efforts, the results will come back doubled.
このプロジェクトのコストは予算の三倍にもなってしまいました。
このぷろじぇくとのこすとはよさんのさんばいにもなってしまいました。
The cost of this project ended up being three times the budget.
Vocabulary using 倍
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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