ダブル
だぶる
noun
double; double-sized; double-breasted
1.
double; double-sized; twice the amount
Indicates something that is doubled in quantity, size, or capacity. Used as a noun modifier or on its own to specify a double portion, a double room, etc.
ダブルの部屋をお願いします。
A double room, please.
エスプレッソをダブルで。
A double espresso, please.
今月は残業がダブルになって、体がきつい。
Overtime doubled this month, and it's hard on my body.
2.
double-breasted (suit or coat)
In fashion, refers to a double-breasted jacket or coat with overlapping front flaps and two rows of buttons. Contrasts with シングル (single-breasted).
ダブルのスーツ。
A double-breasted suit.
父はいつもダブルのコートを着ている。
My father always wears a double-breasted coat.
シングルとダブルで迷ったが、結局ダブルの紺のスーツにした。
I hesitated between single-breasted and double-breasted, but ended up choosing a navy double-breasted suit.
A loanword from English "double." Extremely common as a modifier in everyday Japanese, used across many domains.
USAGE:
ダブル functions as a noun modifier (ダブルの〜) across many contexts: hotel rooms (ダブルルーム), coffee (ダブルショット), ice cream (ダブル = two scoops), and more. Note that the verb form ダブる (to overlap, to be duplicated) is a separate word with a different meaning — it refers to things overlapping or a student repeating a year.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ダブル{ベッド}: double bed
- ダブル{ルーム}: double room
- ダブルの部屋: double room
- ダブル{チェック}: double-check
- ダブル{スタンダード}: double standard
- ダブル{ワーク}: working two jobs
SIMILAR WORDS:
- シングル: single — the contrasting term in hotels, fashion, and other contexts
- ツイン: twin — a hotel room with two separate beds (vs. ダブル with one large bed)
- 倍: double, times — the native counter for multiples (2倍 = double)