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N5 Kanji 11: 百
Meaning of kanji 百:

In Japanese, 百 means “hundred”.
How to read kanji 百:
Kunyomi | Not often used |
Onyomi | ひゃく |
How to write kanji 百:

Origin of kanji 百:

一 + 白 = 百。
You can see 白 is a candle here.
If you have a candle,your room will become bright,which is white,so 白 means “white”.
And in Chinese,The pronunciation of 白 is similar to 百,so we add a line on top of 白 to create 百.
Note: You can remember this kanji by “It took me one dollar to buy this candle, and I sold it for 100 dollars.” |

Development of kanji 百:

Vocabulary:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
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百 | ひゃく | hundred |
二百 | にひゃく | two hundred |
三百 | さんびゃく | three hundred |
四百 | よんひゃく | four hundred |
五百 | ごひゃく | five hundred |
六百 | ろっぴゃく | six hundred |
七百 | ななひゃく | seven hundred |
八百 | はっぴゃく | eight hundred |
九百 | きゅうひゃく | nine hundred |
八百屋 | やおや | greengrocer |
Example Sentences of kanji 百:
チケットは百ユーロだ。 The ticket costs 100 euros. 私は彼から百円借りている。 I owe him 100 yen. 私は税金に二百ドル払った。 I paid two hundred dollars in taxes. 私はページを百枚印刷する。 I print 100 pages. 宇宙には何百万もの星がある。 There are millions of stars in the universe. |
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