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百

On'yomi
ヒャク・ビャク
HYAKU / BYAKU
Kun'yomi
もも
momo

hundred

Details

Strokes6
Frequency#163
Radical白white(5)

Stroke Order

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Strokes6

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of '一' (one) and '白'. Number from one to many.

Symbolism

Many, complete, perfect score. '百' represents perfection.

Component Breakdown

百=
一白

one + white

Words & Expressions

Words written with 百

百合ゆりlily
百姓ひゃくしょうfarmer
何百なんびゃくhundreds
数百すうひゃくseveral hundred
八百屋やおやgreengrocer

Four-Character Compounds

三百代言

さんびゃくだいげん

pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster

年百年中

ねんびゃくねんじゅう

throughout the year; all the year round; always

百家争鳴

ひゃっかそうめい

let a hundred schools of thought contend

百花斉放

ひゃっかせいほう

let a hundred flowers blossom; Hundred Flowers campaign

百花繚乱

ひゃっかりょうらん

a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; hundred flowers blooming in profusion

百戦百勝

ひゃくせんひゃくしょう

ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility

百発百中

ひゃっぱつひゃくちゅう

always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible

百鬼夜行

ひゃっきやぎょう

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil

百戦錬磨

ひゃくせんれんま

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles

四百四病

しひゃくしびょう

every type of disease

一罰百戒

いちばつひゃっかい

punishing a crime to make an example for others

議論百出

ぎろんひゃくしゅつ

diverse arguments arising in great numbers

百人百様

ひゃくにんひゃくよう

so many men, so many ways; to each one's own; it takes all sorts to make a world

百舌勘定

もずかんじょう

splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill

百尺竿頭

ひゃくせきかんとう

the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain

諸子百家

しょしひゃっか

Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period)

読書百遍

どくしょひゃっぺん

repeated reading (makes the meaning clear); reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning)

百折不撓

ひゃくせつふとう

indefatigability; indomitableness

百年河清

ひゃくねんかせい

waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly

武芸百般

ぶげいひゃっぱん

every martial art; all the martial arts

文武百官

ぶんぶひゃっかん

all the officials, both military and civil

百八煩悩

ひゃくはちぼんのう

the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions

Proverbs & Idioms

百聞は一見に如かず

ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず

Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times

One picture is worth a thousand words

Poetry

和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

百敷や ふるき軒端の しのぶにも なほあまりある 昔なりけり

In the hart's-tongue fern on the old eaves of this hundred-fold palace there is a past too great to be contained.

順徳院Emperor Juntoku
13th century

Anime & Manga

百錬の覇王と聖約の戦乙女

The Master of Ragnarök & Blesser of Einherjar

Anime

A well-known work with 百 in its Japanese title.

上伊那ぼたん、酔へる姿は百合の花

Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk

Anime

A well-known work with 百 in its Japanese title.

百瀬アキラの初恋破綻中。

Akira Failing in Love

Manga

A well-known work with 百 in its Japanese title.

百炼成神

Principles of Heavens: Zen’s Cultivation of Immortality

Manga

A well-known work with 百 in its Japanese title.

Dr.STONE reboot:百夜

Dr. STONE Reboot: Byakuya

Manga

A well-known work with 百 in its Japanese title.

Related Figures & Stories

八百屋お七

Yaoya Oshichi1667–1683

Name contains 百

Yaoya Oshichi , literally "greengrocer Oshichi", was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei, who lived in the Hongō neighborhood of Edo at the…

Wikipedia

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 百 mean in Japanese?

百 means hundred.

How do you read 百?

On'yomi: ヒャク、ビャク (HYAKU, BYAKU). Kun'yomi: もも (momo).

How many strokes does 百 have?

百 has 6 strokes. Its radical is 白 (white).

Is 百 a good kanji for a tattoo?

百 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means hundred. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.