百
ひゃく · hyaku
Hundred, 100
- (a great) many
Other ways to say “hundred” in Japanese →
falls on the next particle · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
この絵は何百年も前からあります。
このえはなんびゃくねんもまえからあります。
This painting has existed for hundreds of years.
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この店のランチは八百円までだ。
このみせのらんちははっぴゃくえんまでだ。
The lunch at this restaurant is up to 800 yen.
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百メートル走が得意な子は、毎年リレーの選手に選ばれる。
ひゃくめーとるそうがとくいなこは、まいとしりれーのせんしゅにえらばれる。
Kids who are good at the 100-meter dash are chosen for the relay every year.
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What does 百 mean?
Hundred, 100. It can also mean: (a great) many.
How do you pronounce 百?
ひゃく (hyaku). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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