百

音読おんよみ: ヒャク

訓読くんよみ: もも

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: 白(しろ)

Meaning

Hundred / 100

  • 百円ひゃくえん — 100 yen
  • 三百さんびゃく円 — 300 yen
  • 百分率ひゃくぶんりつ — percentage
  • 百貨店ひゃっかてん — department store
  • 百均ひゃっきん — 100-yen shop
  • 百戦錬磨ひゃくせんれんま — seasoned by many battles; veteran (literally “tempered by 100 battles”)
  • 百発百中ひゃっぱつひゃくちゅう — unfailing accuracy; always hitting the mark

The kanji 百 represents the number one hundred and is built around the idea of a complete, rounded unit. Beyond its literal meaning, 百 is often used to suggest many or a large amount, as seen in expressions like 百人 (many people) or 百年 (a long time). In daily life, 百 appears constantly in prices, years, and quantities, making it one of the most practical and familiar number kanji in Japanese.

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