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five hundred (500)
The number 500.
五百円玉が一枚ある。
I have one 500-yen coin.
この本は五百ページもある。
This book has as many as 500 pages.
参加者は五百人を超えた。
The number of participants exceeded 500.
五百 is 五 (five) + 百 (hundred). No sound change occurs — ひゃく stays as ひゃく after ご.
SOUND CHANGES IN HUNDREDS:
- 三百: rendaku (ひゃく → びゃく)
- 六百: sokuon + h→p (ひゃく → ぴゃく)
- 八百: sokuon + h→p
- 五百: no change
COMMON USE:
- 五百円玉: 500-yen coin (the highest-value coin in Japan)