1.
hundred, 100
The number one hundred.
百 is the number one hundred, used as a base for counting in hundreds.
SOUND CHANGES:
The reading changes when combined with certain numbers:
- 三百 (300) - びゃく
- 六百 (600) - っぴゃく
- 八百 (800) - っぴゃく
- Others: 二百, 四百, 五百, 七百, 九百
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 百円ショップ: 100-yen shop (discount store)
- 百パーセント: 100 percent
- 百点: perfect score (100 points)
- 百人: 100 people
IDIOMS:
- 百聞は一見にしかず: seeing is believing (lit: hearing 100 times is not as good as seeing once)