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Kanji 百: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 百: hundred

Key takeaways

Kanji 百: hundred. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

hundred

On reading

ヒャクビャク

Kun reading

もも

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 百

hundred

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

一 + 白

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character combines 'one' (一) and 'white' (白). You can easily remember it by imagining that adding a single horizontal line on top of the character for 'white' creates the number 'one hundred'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ヒャク
  • ひゃく

    hundred

Commonly used words

  • ひゃく

    hundred

Example sentences

Example 1

図書館で科事典を借りました。

Translation

I borrowed an encyclopedia at the library.

Example 2

科事典で調べてみましょう。

Translation

Let's look it up in the encyclopedia.

Example 3

図書館で科辞典を借りました。

Translation

I borrowed an encyclopedia from the library.

Example 4

新しい科辞典がとても役に立ちます。

Translation

The new encyclopedia is very helpful.

Kanji 百: hundred | Daily Nihongo