Recognize 百 in 百 and 三百; learn the whole words and use them in everyday sentences.

The idea

百 has 6 strokes; follow the order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Read 百 as ひゃく and 三百 as さんびゃく. Learn each reading together with the whole word and its meaning.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning
百ひゃく100
三百さんびゃく300
六百ろっぴゃく600
八百はっぴゃく800

Examples

  • このパンは百円ひゃくえんです。This bread costs 100 yen.
  • そのペンは三百円さんびゃくえんです。That pen costs 300 yen.
  • 六百円ろっぴゃくえんのノートを買かいます。I buy a notebook for 600 yen.
  • 全部ぜんぶで八百円はっぴゃくえんです。The total is 800 yen.
  • 図書館としょかんに本ほんが百冊ひゃくさつあります。There are 100 books in the library.
  • 四百円よんひゃくえんをここで払はらいます。I pay 400 yen here.

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Watch out

The sound changes: 三百 is さんびゃく, 六百 is ろっぴゃく and 八百 is はっぴゃく. Practise each number as a whole.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 百 in hiragana.

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    ひゃく

    百 is read ひゃく; it means 100. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  2. Write the reading of 三百 in hiragana.

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    さんびゃく

    三百 is read さんびゃく; it means 300. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  3. Complete the missing kanji from this lesson: 六＿（ろっぴゃく）.

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    百

    百 completes 六百, read ろっぴゃく; the complete expression means 600.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 百 from memory in stroke order, and read 百 and 三百 aloud. Then check their readings and meanings.