二百
nihyaku
The English phrase "two hundred" is translated into Japanese as 二百 (nihyaku).
二百 is used as the cardinal number 200.
Meaning: cardinal number 200 (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the number two (二) and the hundred (百).
How do you pronounce it?
nihyaku
Did you know?
- The kanji for two, 二, is a fundamental building block for many large numbers, but in very formal or legal documents, you might see it written as 弐 to prevent fraud by adding strokes to the character.
- While 二百 is pronounced nihyaku, the number 300 is sanbyaku. The 'h' sound in hyaku changes to a 'b' sound in 300, 600 and 900.
- The character for hundred, 百, is also used in Japanese to mean 'many' or 'a lot' in certain idiomatic expressions, effectively turning a specific number into a vague quantity.
Examples in context
- 百、二百、三百、四百、五百、六百、七百、八百、九百、千。One hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred, one thousand.This sentence is useful for practicing the sequence of hundreds from one hundred up to one thousand.Tatoeba #10079894 by h_aibe, translation #661562 by mervegorus
- 二百円あります。nihyakuen arimasu.I have two hundred yen.
- 二百枚のカードです。nihyakumai no kādo desu.It is two hundred cards.
Example conversation
A student asks a shop clerk about the price of a notebook.
- 陽太 Yotaこれは二百円ですか？Kore wa nihyakuen desu ka?Is this two hundred yen?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、二百円です。Hai, nihyakuen desu.Yes, it is two hundred yen.
- 陽太 Yotaじゃあ、これを買います。Jaa, kore o kaimasu.Then, I will buy this.
- 美咲 Misakiありがとうございます。Arigatou gozaimasu.Thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “two hundred” translations and entries 二百, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
