倍 (Bai) is a Japanese noun meaning “double, twice (as much), times (as much), -fold”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival noundouble; twice (as much)
- countertimes (as much); -fold
- counter1-nth; 1 to n; 1 in ne.g. 40倍 = 1 in 40
Examples
彼は私の倍食べた。
He ate twice as much as I did.
５の４倍は２０である。
Four times five is twenty.
彼は私の倍の給料を稼ぐ。
He earns double my salary.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).