さん
ばい

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. three times (as much), treble, triple, threefold.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
ばい
三倍 さんばい
さん
ばい
3倍 さんばい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
double, twice, times
バイ べ ます (3rd, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)