(はっぴゃく)

はっぴゃく
number
eight hundred
number
1. eight hundred (800)
The number 800. (はち) + (ひゃく) with a double sound change: はち becomes はっ and ひゃく becomes ぴゃく.
八百(はっぴゃく)(えん)ランチ()べた
I had an 800-yen lunch.
A building from 800 years ago still stands.
This lake sits at an altitude of 800 meters, so it stays cool even in summer.

(はち) + (ひゃく), pronounced はっぴゃく — never はちひゃく.

Sound changes in the hundreds

  • 三百(さんびゃく): ひゃく → びゃく
  • 六百(ろっぴゃく): ろく → ろっ, ひゃく → ぴゃく
  • 八百(はっぴゃく): はち → はっ, ひゃく → ぴゃく

The others are regular.

Pronunciation

When the same two characters mean 'a great many' rather than the exact number, they are read 八百(やお): 八百屋(やおや) (greengrocer), 八百万(やおよろず)(かみ) (the countless gods), 八百長(やおちょう) (a fixed match). Read はっぴゃく only when the actual figure 800 is meant.

Related Words

Related: (はち)