Japanese symbol for “magnification”
倍率
ばいりつ
Romaji: bairitsu
magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor
In Japanese, magnification is 倍率, read ばいりつ (bairitsu).
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Meanings
- n magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor
- n competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “magnification”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拡大 | かくだい kakudai | magnification; enlargement |
| 増幅 | ぞうふく zoufuku | magnification; amplification; making larger |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倍増 | ばいぞう baizou | doubling; double |
| 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 |
| 効率 | こうりつ kouritsu | efficiency |
| 確率 | かくりつ kakuritsu | probability; likelihood; chances |
| 比率 | ひりつ hiritsu | ratio; proportion; percentage |
See also: Chinese symbol for “magnification”.
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