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Japanese symbol for “amplification”

Romaji: bairitsu
magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor

In Japanese, amplification is , read (bairitsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor
  2. n competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

Kanji and stroke order

double, twice, times
on: バイ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
ratio, rate, proportion
on: ソツ、リツ、シュツ
kun: ひき.いる
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “amplification”

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうふく zoufukuamplification
りとく ritokugain; profit; benefit
ふえん fuenexpatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration
えんぎ engielaboration; amplification; explication

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばいぞう baizoudoubling; double
ひといちばい hitoichibai(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely
ばいか baikadoubling
ばいがく baigakudouble amount
ばいすう baisuumultiple
こうりつ kouritsuefficiency
かくりつ kakuritsuprobability; likelihood; chances
ひりつ hiritsuratio; proportion; percentage

See also: Chinese symbol for “amplification”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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