How to say "Five hundred" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Five hundred" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Five hundred" is "Gohyaku", written in japanese as "五百".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '五百 (ごひゃく)' means 'five hundred'. It is used to express the quantity of 500. It can be used to indicate the number of items, amount, or duration. For example: There are five hundred people at the party - (パーティーに五百人います). My house is five hundred years old - (私の家は五百年前のものです).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "五" means "Five" and can be read as "Itsu" and "Go". And The kanji "百" means "Hundred" and can be read as "Momo" and "Hyaku".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Gohyaku" mean in japanese?

"Gohyaku" means "Five hundred" .

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How to write "Five hundred" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.