百ひゃく倍ばい

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

hundredfold; a hundred times

Literal multiplier: one hundred times the amount, size, or degree.

• このレンズを使つかうと、物ぶっ体たいが百ひゃく倍ばいに拡かく大だいされる。

  Using this lens, objects are magnified a hundred times.

• 彼かれの資し産さんは去きょ年ねんの百ひゃく倍ばいになった。

  His assets became a hundred times what they were last year.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

much more; far greater

Figurative use: dramatically more than before or than expected, not necessarily exactly one hundred times.

• 練れん習しゅうすればするほど、百ひゃく倍ばい楽たのしくなる。

  The more you practice, the more fun it becomes—a hundred times more.

• 彼かれのやる気きは前まえより百ひゃく倍ばい増ましした。

  His motivation increased a hundredfold compared to before.