Kanji Course
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- 108 lessons
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- 96 week duration
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Test
百
Meaning:
In Japanese，百 means “hundred”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | Not often used |
| Onyomi | ひゃく |
How to write it:
Origin:
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:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 百 | ひゃく | hundred |
| Basic | 二百 | にひゃく | two hundred |
| Basic | 三百 | さんびゃく | three hundred |
| Basic | 四百 | よんひゃく | four hundred |
| Basic | 五百 | ごひゃく | five hundreds |
| Basic | 六百 | ろっぴゃく | six hundred |
| Basic | 七百 | ななひゃく | seven hundred |
| Basic | 八百 | はっぴゃく | eight hundred |
| Basic | 九百 | きゅうひゃく | nine hundred |
| Basic | 八百屋 | やおや | greengrocer |
| Inter | 数百 | すうひゃく | hundreds |
| Inter | 何百 | なんびゃく | hundreds |
| H_Adv | 百合 | ゆり | lily |
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