百人(ひゃくにん)

ひゃくにん
noun
one hundred people
1. one hundred people
A count of one hundred people.
百人(ひゃくにん)が参加(さんか)した。
One hundred people participated.
参加者(さんかしゃ)の数(かず)は百人(ひゃくにん)ぐらいだった。
The number of participants was about one hundred.
百人(ひゃくにん)以上(いじょう)の社員(しゃいん)がこの会議(かいぎ)に出席(しゅっせき)した。
More than one hundred employees attended this meeting.

百人(ひゃくにん) is a compound of 百(ひゃく) (one hundred) and the person counter 人(にん). It is used as a round number for people in everyday contexts.

COUNTING NOTES:

百(ひゃく) combines regularly with 人(にん). For multiples, note sound changes:

  • 二百人(にひゃくにん): 200 people
  • 三百人(さんびゃくにん): 300 people (びゃく)
  • 六百人(ろっぴゃくにん): 600 people (ぴゃく)
  • 八百人(はっぴゃくにん): 800 people (ぴゃく)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 百人一首(ひゃくにんいっしゅ): a famous anthology of 100 poems by 100 poets, also a traditional card game played at New Year
  • 百人(ひゃくにん)以上(いじょう): more than 100 people

USAGE:
Often used as a benchmark number: 百人(ひゃくにん)に一人(ひとり) (one in a hundred).

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Added 2026.2.12 8:55 · Revised 2026.3.26 22:07
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