三さん百びゃく

numeric

300; three hundred

The number 300. Used in counting, prices, quantities, and other numeric contexts.

• この本ほんは三さん百びゃくページある。

  This book has three hundred pages.

• 参さん加か者しゃは三さん百びゃく人にんを超こえた。

  The number of participants exceeded three hundred.

noun

300 mon; trifling amount; pittance

Historical currency unit (mon). Figuratively, a very small or insignificant amount of money; often used in set phrases like 三百文.

See also: 文 (もん)

• 昔むかし、三さん百びゃく文もんで一いっ升しょうの米こめが買かえた。

  Long ago, you could buy one shō of rice for 300 mon.

• そんな三さん百びゃく文もんのことで争あらそうな。

  Don't fight over such a trifling amount.

noun

shyster; petty lawyer

Abbreviation of 三百代言. Refers to an unlicensed or incompetent lawyer, often with a derogatory nuance. Rare standalone use.

See also: 三百代言

• 「三さん百びゃく代だい言げん」の略りゃくで、いかがわしい弁べん護ご士しを指さす。

  Short for 三百代言, it refers to a shady lawyer.