How to say 'Hundred' in Japanese | 百

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The Japanese word for Hundred is 'Hyaku', written as 百 in Japanese.'Hundred' in hiragana is ひゃく.

word

百

Meaning

Hundred

Reading

ひゃく

hyaku

Kanji

百Hundred

Explanation

The Japanese noun '百 (ひゃく)' means 'hundred'. It is used to denote the number 100. This word is commonly used in counting, pricing, and other contexts where numbers are involved. For example: there are a hundred people「百人がいます」(ひゃくにんがいます). This book costs a hundred yen「この本は百円です」(このほんはひゃくえんです). It's important to note that '百' can be combined with other numbers to form larger numbers, such as '二百 (にひゃく)' for 200 or '三百 (さんびゃく)' for 300.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

149

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 百

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

百

Meaning

Hundred

Words Related to 百 Through the Kanji 百

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 百 as well.

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九百

Meaning

Nine hundred

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二百

Meaning

Two hundred

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八百

Meaning

Eight hundred

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五百

Meaning

Five hundred

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三百

Meaning

Three hundred

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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

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百姓

Meaning

Farmer

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何百

Meaning

Hundreds

word

数百

Meaning

Hundreds

word

百貨店

Meaning

Department store

word

百科事典

Meaning

Encyclopedia

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