百（ひゃく、hyaku）
- hundred

The word 百 (ひゃく) means "hundred." It's a fundamental number in the Japanese counting system. 百represents the quantity of one hundred. It's used in various contexts, from counting objects to expressing amounts, and time.

⚫︎百円 Translation: 100 yen ⚫︎百人 Translation: 100 people ⚫︎百個 Translation: 100 items

百 is used in a wide range of situations to quantify items or concepts. You use it just like you would use "hundred" in English. For instance, when counting things, you'll pair 百 with the appropriate counter. It is used in counting a hundred something of items, years, or everything else.

⚫︎The word is primarily written using the kanji 百. ⚫︎The reading is ひゃく (in hiragana). ⚫︎There are no other common ways to write this number. ⚫︎There is no okurigana used with 百.

⚫︎There isn't a direct synonym for "hundred" in the same way as in English, as 百 is the standard way to express the number. Other related words might include: ⚫︎多数 (tasuu) - a large number/many

⚫︎There isn't a direct antonym for 百, but when thinking about quantity, words expressing a small amount could be considered opposites: ⚫︎一つ (hitotsu) - one ⚫︎少ない (sukunai) - few/little

この本は百ページあります。 ・Translation: This book has 100 pages. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 百 to indicate the number of pages in a book.

今日は百人のお客様が来ました。 ・Translation: Today, 100 customers came. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses the number of customers, using 百.

The kanji 百 (hyaku) is a pictograph. It depicts a flag or banner fluttering in the wind, a symbol for "many" or "all." Over time, this evolved to represent the number 百, or "a hundred." The kanji's structure is a combination of two strokes, often written vertically, and it forms a distinctive shape. The number 百 is a fundamental concept in counting systems across many cultures.