Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 6
ばい
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
層倍 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Counter edit

(そう)(ばい) (-sōbai

  1. times
    Synonym: (-bai)
    • 1955, 柳田国男, 年中行事覚書[1], 青空文庫:
      (ひと)(みずか)らを()るということは、すでに容易(ようい)仕事(しごと)ではないが、国民(こくみん)自分(じぶん)(くに)()るのは、それよりもまた(なん)層倍(そうばい)かむつかしいことだった。
      Hito ga mizukara o shiru to iu koto wa, sude ni yōi na shigoto de wa nai ga, kokumin ga jibun no kuni o shiru no wa, sore yori mo mata nansōbai ka mutsukashii koto datta.
      It is already not an easy task for people to understand themselves. Compared to that, it was several times more difficult for citizens to understand their own country.

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