Japanese symbol for “doubling”
倍増
ばいぞう
Romaji: baizou
doubling; double
In Japanese, doubling is 倍増, read ばいぞう (baizou).
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
- n, vi, vs doubling; double
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “doubling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倍加 | ばいか baika | doubling |
| 倍々 | ばいばい baibai | doubling (repeatedly); multiplying |
| 倍増し | ばいまし baimashi | doubling |
| ダブリング | ダブリング daburingu | doubling |
| ダブり | ダブり daburi | duplication; doubling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倍率 | ばいりつ bairitsu | magnification; leverage; amplification |
| 人一倍 | ひといちばい hitoichibai | (much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely |
| 倍加 | ばいか baika | doubling |
| 倍額 | ばいがく baigaku | double amount |
| 倍数 | ばいすう baisuu | multiple |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 増える | ふえる fueru | to increase; to multiply |
| 増し | まし mashi | better; preferable; less objectionable |
See also: Chinese symbol for “doubling”.
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.