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百

百·hundred

On-yomi
ヒャク
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

6 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
百ひゃく100
三百さんびゃく300
百円ひゃくえん100 yen
二百にひゃく200
八百屋やおやgreengrocer

Example sentences

  1. このペンは 百円です。

    このぺんはひゃくえんです。

    This pen is 100 yen.

  2. 教室に 学生が 三百人 います。

    きょうしつにがくせいがさんびゃくにんいます。

    There are 300 students in the classroom.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Forgetting the sound changes: 三百 is さんびゃく, 六百 is ろっぴゃく

Memory aid

Picture it

One line (一) sitting on 白 (white): one hundred white sheets in a stack.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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