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Kotomora

百

hundred

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 1FrequencyTop 200Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヒャク
  • ビャク

Kun'yomi

  • もも

Nanori

  • お
  • ど
  • どう
  • なり

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

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  • 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

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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.