百

• 読み: ひゃく
• ローマ字: hyaku
• 漢字の分解: 百 (hyaku) — hundred; composed of 一 (one) + 白 (white)
• 発音: /ça.kɯ/

意味

Hundred; 100. A basic large number unit in Japanese.

Read as ひゃく, with sound changes in certain combinations: さんびゃく (300), ろっぴゃく (600), はっぴゃく (800). Very common in daily life, especially in prices — the 百円ショップ (hyaku-en shoppu, 100-yen shop) is a ubiquitous store type in Japan. Also used figuratively in 百点 (hyakuten, perfect score).

例文

1. 百円ショップで買い物をしました。
2. この本は三百ページあります。
3. テストで百点を取りたいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: counting, prices, quantities

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 百 combines 一 (one) with 白 (white/pure), originally meaning 'one hundred' as the first complete large unit. Some scholars suggest 白 was used purely for its phonetic value.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal