Hundred
百
Hundred
On-yomi 🇨🇳:
ヒャク (hyaku)
(Chinese-derived reading)Variations:
ーピャク (-pyaku), ービャク (-byaku)
(in compounds)
Pronunciation rules
- ヒャク (hyaku) is the on-yomi for the number 100.
- In compounds, the reading changes: 三百 (さんびゃく, sanbyaku: 300) uses ビャク (byaku), and 六百 (ろっぴゃく, roppyaku: 600) uses ピャク (pyaku).
- This kanji is primarily used with on-yomi readings in number compounds.
Examples
On-yomiSino-Japanese Readings
百 です。
It's one hundred.
Uses on-yomi ヒャク (hyaku) for the number 100
さんびゃく です。
It's three hundred.
Uses on-yomi ビャク (byaku) in compound 三百 (note: 三 changes to さん)
ろっぴゃく です。
It's six hundred.
Uses on-yomi ピャク (pyaku) in compound 六百 (note: 六 changes to ろっ)
ひゃっかじてん を よみます。
I read an encyclopedia.
Uses on-yomi ヒャク (hyaku) in compound 百科事典
Quick facts
- Radical: 白 (white)
- Strokes: 6
- Common compounds: 三百 (さんびゃく, sanbyaku), 六百 (ろっぴゃく, roppyaku), 百科事典 (ひゃっかじてん, hyakkajiten)
- ⚠️ Reading variations:
- 百 alone: ひゃく (hyaku)
- After 三: さんびゃく (sanbyaku) - changes to ビャク
- After 六: ろっぴゃく (roppyaku) - changes to ピャク
Key Words
百 - 100
三百 - 300
六百 - 600
百科事典 - encyclopedia