百
[ça̠kɯ̟]
The English phrase "one hundred" is translated into Japanese as 百.
百 is used to express the number that is ten times ten.
Did you know?
- In Japanese, 百 is often used figuratively to mean 'many' or 'every' rather than exactly one hundred. For example, the phrase 百姓 originally referred to 'all the people' before it became the word for 'farmer'.
- In the traditional Japanese counting system, the word 百 is combined with 万 to create a system based on ten thousands. This makes counting very large numbers structurally different from the English system of millions and billions.
- The pronunciation of 百 has evolved through several different phonetic stages, moving from a 'p' sound toward the current 'h' sound.
Examples in context
- 父方の祖母は百歳になった。My grandmother on my father's side has turned one hundred.This sentence is useful for talking about someone turning one hundred years old.Tatoeba #3601788 by arnab, translation #4356246 by CK
- 千に百を加えると千百になる。If you add one hundred to one thousand, you get eleven hundred.This sentence shows the result of adding one hundred to one thousand.Tatoeba #141436 by small_snow, translation #273135 by CK
- 百歳まで生きる人はほとんどいません。Few reach the age of one hundred.This sentence is useful for discussing the rarity of reaching one hundred years of age.Tatoeba #85416 by small_snow, translation #2039985 by AlanF_US
- このゲームは100回プレイしたよ！I played this game 100 times!
- この店のラーメンを百回以上食べたよ！I have eaten the ramen from this shop over one hundred times!
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are discussing the price of a book.
- 陽太 Yotaこの本はいくらですか？Kono hon wa ikura desu ka?How much is this book?
- 美咲 Misaki百円です。Hyaku en desu.It is one hundred yen.
- 陽太 Yota安いですね！Yasui desu ne!That's cheap!
- 美咲 Misakiはい、とても安いです。Hai, totemo yasui desu.Yes, it is very cheap.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 百, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 百, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
