1.
triple; three times the amount
Three times some quantity, value, or size. Formed with the counter 倍 (times).
Compound of 三 (three) + 倍 (times). Note the rendaku: ばい → ばい (actually no rendaku here; ばい remains). Other quantities: 二倍 (double), 四倍 (quadruple), 十倍 (tenfold).
Common patterns
- Aの三倍: three times A — used with の to mark the reference point
- 三倍になる: to become triple, to triple (intransitive)
- 三倍にする: to triple something (transitive)