百
hundred
Readings
On'yomi
- ヒャク
- ビャク
Kun'yomi
- もも
Nanori
- お
- ど
- どう
- なり
- ひゃっ
- ひゅく
- も
- もんど
- ゆう
Meaning
百 centers on the number one hundred. It is a basic numeral used for counting, quantities, and multiples of a hundred.
Most common words using 百
20 of 241- 百ひゃくN5
hundred; 100
- 百合ゆり
lily (Lilium spp.)
- 百貨店ひゃっかてんN1
department store
- 百科ひゃっか
many objects (for study)
- 小百合さゆり
lily
- 百姓ひゃくしょうN1
farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand
- 百足むかで
centipede
- 八百長やおちょう
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
- 八百屋やおやN4
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
- 百花ひゃっか
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
- 百鬼夜行ひゃっきやぎょう
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
- 百舌鳥もず
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)
- 百花繚乱ひゃっかりょうらん
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; hundred flowers blooming in profusion
- 百戦錬磨ひゃくせんれんま
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
- 百聞ひゃくぶん
hearing many times
- 百害ひゃくがい
great damage
- 百発百中ひゃっぱつひゃくちゅう
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
- 百獣ひゃくじゅう
all kinds of animals
- 阪急百貨店はんきゅうひゃっかてん
Hankyu Department Store
- 嘘八百うそはっぴゃく
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
Study
Etymology
百 originally depicted a container or a specific counting unit, but its modern form is a combination of 一 (one) and 白 (white), which is a simplification of an older phonetic component. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the character has long represented the number one hundred.
Meaning mnemonic
One (一) white (白) square represents a hundred of something. Imagine a white tile with the number 100 written on it.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒャク, imagine a hundred hyaku (a made-up word that sounds like 'hyaku') tiles stacked up. The sound 'hyaku' directly cues the reading ヒャク.