JLPT N5 · 6 strokes
Kanji 百: "hundred"
The kanji 百 means "hundred". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ヒャク, ビャク in on'yomi and もも in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒャクビャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
もも
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hundred |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 163 of 2,501 |
Common words with 百
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 百hundred; 100
- 何百hundreds
- 数百several hundred; hundreds (of)
- 百年century; hundred years; a long time
- 百合lily (Lilium spp.) · yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
- 百姓farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand · farming
- 百も承知knowing only too well; being fully aware of
- 百貨店department store
- 百歩譲るto concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
- 八百屋greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop · jack of all trades
- 百戦錬磨veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten
- 数百万several million; millions (of)
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