二倍

２倍

Reading

Kana: にばい

Romaji: nibai

Definition

noun

1

double; twice; twofold

Kanji

二

Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび

Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)

倍

Reading: バイ

Meanings: double, twice, times, fold

Example Sentences

二(に)の二(に)倍(ばい)は四(よん)。

➥Twice two is equal to four.

２の２倍(ばい)は４です。

➥Twice two is four.

僕(ぼく)の収入(しゅうにゅう)は君(きみ)の２倍(ばい)だ。

➥My income is twice as large as yours is.

８は４の２倍(ばい)です。

➥Eight is the double of four.

僕(ぼく)の蔵書(ぞうしょ)は彼(かれ)の二(に)倍(ばい)だ。

➥I have twice as many books as he.

住宅(じゅうたく)は前(まえ)の２倍(ばい)の価格(かかく)だ。

➥The house costs double what it did before.