倍増（ばいぞう、baizou）
- double

The Japanese word 倍増 (ばいぞう - baizou) means "to double," "to increase twofold," "to multiply," or "to greatly increase" something. It implies a significant increase, usually by a factor of two, but can also refer to a considerable escalation in quantity or degree. The increase can be in terms of amount, size, value, or intensity. The meaning depends on the context of the sentence.

⚫︎売上が倍増した。 Translation: Sales doubled. ⚫︎生産量が倍増を目指す。 Translation: Aiming to double production. ⚫︎参加者の数が倍増しました。 Translation: The number of participants increased greatly.

⚫︎You can use 倍増 in various situations to express a substantial increase. ⚫︎It is often used in business contexts, such as sales or profits, but it can also be used in everyday conversation. ⚫︎You can use it to describe an increase in the number of people, the amount of money, or the intensity of something like effort or speed. ⚫︎The subject of the increase is usually specified within the sentence.

⚫︎倍増 is typically written in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎Kanji: 倍増 ⚫︎Hiragana: ばいぞう ⚫︎There are no other common ways to write this word. ⚫︎The okurigana (送りがな - suffix hiragana) is usually 「増」.

⚫︎増加 (ぞうか - zouka): increase, rise ⚫︎増大 (ぞうだい - zoudai): enlargement, expansion ⚫︎急増 (きゅうぞう - kyuuzou): sudden increase ⚫︎二倍になる (にばいになる - nibai ni naru): to become double

⚫︎減少 (げんしょう - genshou): decrease, reduction ⚫︎半減 (はんげん - hangen): to halve

会社の利益が去年に比べて倍増しました。 ・Translation: The company's profits doubled compared to last year. ・Explanation: This sentence shows how to use 倍増 in a business context, indicating a significant improvement in financial performance.

このイベントには去年よりも多くの人が参加し、参加者数が倍増しました。 ・Translation: More people participated in this event than last year, and the number of participants doubled. ・Explanation: This sentence describes an increase in the number of participants using 倍増.

The word 倍増 is composed of two kanji: 倍 (bai) meaning "double" or "times," and 増 (zou) meaning "increase" or "grow." Together, they create the meaning of increasing something to twice its original amount.