How to say 'Eight hundred' in Japanese | 八百

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The Japanese word for Eight hundred is 'Happyaku', written as 八百 in Japanese.'Eight hundred' in hiragana is はっぴゃく.

word

八百

Meaning

Eight hundred

Reading

はっぴゃく

happyaku

Kanji

八Eight 百Hundred

Explanation

The Japanese noun '八百 (はっぴゃく)' means 'eight hundred'. This word is used to denote the number 800 in Japanese. It is a specific numerical term and is often used in contexts involving counting, quantities, or measurements. For example: eight hundred yen「八百円」(はっぴゃくえん). There are eight hundred people「八百人がいます」(はっぴゃくにんがいます). It is important to note that '八百' is a specific numerical term and is not used metaphorically or in abstract contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

422

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 八百

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

八

Meaning

Eight

kanji

百

Meaning

Hundred

Words Related to 八百 Through the Kanji 八

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 八 as well.

word

八

Meaning

Eight

word

八日

Meaning

Eight days, Eighth

word

八つ

Meaning

Eight

word

八十

Meaning

Eighty

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八百屋

Meaning

Greengrocer

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八千

Meaning

Eight thousand

Words Related to 八百 Through the Kanji 百

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 百 as well.

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九百

Meaning

Nine hundred

word

百

Meaning

Hundred

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二百

Meaning

Two hundred

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五百

Meaning

Five hundred

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三百

Meaning

Three hundred

word

八百屋

Meaning

Greengrocer

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七百

Meaning

Seven hundred

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六百

Meaning

Six hundred

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四百

Meaning

Four hundred

word

百姓

Meaning

Farmer

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何百

Meaning

Hundreds

word

数百

Meaning

Hundreds

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百貨店

Meaning

Department store

word

百科事典

Meaning

Encyclopedia

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'Happyaku' means 'Eight hundred' .

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