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Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsdouble, twice, times, fold
On'yomiバイ
Kun'yomi
Strokes10
Radical

手書きメモYour own note

Double; twofold; times (multiplication)

Compounds

  • doubling, multiplication

  • magnification rate, ratio

Example sentences

  • He has twice as many books as I do.

  • She has twice as many CDs as I do.

  • They need to eat double that amount.

  • Thank to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled threefold.

  • Sales should double this year.

  • By the year 2020, the population of our city will have doubled.

  • By the year 2020, the population of this city will have doubled.

  • The acceptance rates for famous universities are low, so examinees must try their hardest to get in.