JLPT N5 kanji · 6 strokes · #163 by frequency
百 — Hundred
- Meaning
- Hundred
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- ヒャクビャク
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- もも
- Radical
- 白
In bold: the readings to learn first.
Stroke order
6 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Components
The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.
Memory hook
On the white (白) board, the teacher draws one horizontal stroke (一) per student present — by the end she counts a hundred (百).
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百 | もも | hundred, 100 |
| 数百 | すうひゃく | several hundred, hundreds (of) |
| 何百 | なんびゃく | hundreds |
| 百歳 | ももとせ | century, hundred years, a long time |
| 八百屋 | やおや | greengrocer, fruit and vegetable shop |
| 百科事典 | ひゃっかじてん | encyclopedia, encyclopaedia |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.