倍

double; twice; times; fold

10 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 714.

Readings

• バイ (on reading): 倍 (ばい) double; 倍率 (ばいりつ) magnification
• Read as a whole word: 五倍子 (ふし) sumac gallnut; 五倍子蜂 (ふしばち) gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)

Components

• 亻
• 咅
• ⺅ radical person, left-side form of 人
• 口 radical mouth
• 立 radical stand

Words using 倍

• 倍 (ばい) double
• 倍率 (ばいりつ) magnification
• 倍増 (ばいぞう) doubling
• 倍速 (ばいそく) double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.)
• 倍数 (ばいすう) multiple
• 五倍子 (ふし) sumac gallnut
• 五倍子蜂 (ふしばち) gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)
• 安倍川餅 (あべかわもち) abekawa mochi

88 words in all.

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