一倍

いちばい

Meanings

1. Noun multiplying by one; original amount
2. Adverb (even) more See also: 人一倍 (ひといちばい).
3. Noun double; twice (as much); twofold See also: 二倍 (にばい).

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 倍 double. Read as バイ.

Example sentences

• この橋はあの橋の一倍半の長さがある。
  This bridge is one and half times as long as that.
• 彼は私の一倍半の本を持っている。
  He has half again as many books as I do.

Words containing 一倍

• 人一倍 (ひといちばい) (much) more than others
• 一倍体 (いちばいたい) monoploid

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