七百(ななひゃく)

ななひゃく
number
seven hundred
number
1. seven hundred (700)
The number 700. 七(なな) + 百(ひゃく), with no sound change.
七百(ななひゃく)円(えん)の本(ほん)を買(か)った。
I bought a 700-yen book.
この村(むら)の人口(じんこう)は七百(ななひゃく)人(にん)ほどだ。
This village has a population of about 700.
It is another 700 meters to the summit, but the steepest part starts here.

七(なな) + 百(ひゃく). Both parts keep their normal shape.

Pronunciation

The alternative しちひゃく is possible but rarely used; なな is preferred throughout the hundreds because しち is easily misheard as いち. The same preference shows up in 七時(しちじ) versus 七人(しちにん)/七人(ななにん), where speakers often choose なな for clarity.
Only 三百(さんびゃく), 六百(ろっぴゃく), and 八百(はっぴゃく) change; 七百(ななひゃく) and the rest are regular.

Related Words

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