百年(ひゃくねん)

ひゃくねん
noun
one hundred years; a century
time-generalnumber
1. one hundred years; a century
A duration of 100 years. Used both literally for measured time and figuratively for 'a very long time' in set expressions.
この店(みせ)は創業(そうぎょう)百年(ひゃくねん)だ。
This shop has been in business for one hundred years.
百年(ひゃくねん)に一度(いちど)の大雨(おおあめ)が降(ふ)った。
Rain that only falls once in a century fell.
百年(ひゃくねん)前(まえ)には想像(そうぞう)もできなかった技術(ぎじゅつ)が今(いま)は当(あ)たり前(まえ)になっている。
Technology that was unimaginable a hundred years ago is now taken for granted.

Common collocations

Common expressions

  • 百年(ひゃくねん)の恋(こい)も冷(さ)める: even a hundred-year love cools — used when one moment destroys a long-built feeling
  • 百年(ひゃくねん)早(はや)い: a hundred years too early — dismissive: 'you're nowhere near ready'
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