What does the kanji 百 mean?

The kanji 百 (momo) means "hundred". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "momo"?

"momo" is written with the kanji 百, meaning "hundred". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) ひゃく (hyaku), びゃく (byaku), kunyomi (native Japanese) もも (momo). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 百?

Write 百 ("hundred") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 百?

百 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) ひゃく (hyaku), びゃく (byaku), kunyomi (native Japanese) もも (momo).

百“hundred” Kanjimomo / hyaku

JLPT N5

How to write 百

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Meaning and readings

Meaning

hundred

Onyomi (音読み)

ひゃく hyaku
びゃく byaku

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

もも momo

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 百

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

もし百ひゃく万まんドルあれば、どうしますか。
What would you do if you had a million dollars?
百 (ひゃく)
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クリスマスにトムから三百さんびゃくドルのギフトカードもらったんだ。
I received a $300 gift card from Tom for Christmas.
三百 (さんびゃく)
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その本ほんは嘘八百うそはっぴゃくだ。
That book is full of lies.
嘘八百 (うそはっぴゃく)
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