【百】(hyaku,byaku,pyaku,momo/hundred,100) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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How to read 百

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・hyaku　ひゃく
・byaku　びゃく
・pyaku　ぴゃく

For example,
・百円　hyaku-en　ひゃくえん
100 yen
・百年　hyaku-nen　ひゃくねん
100 years
・百倍　hyaku-bai　ひゃくばい
hundredfold
and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

There is no kun-reading

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・百合　yuri　ゆり
lily (flower)
・百舌鳥　mozu　もず
shrike (bird)
・百足　mukade　むかで
centipede

Meaning of 百

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "百".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・hundred

Radical of 百

And the radical of this character is 白　shiro.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・百瀬　Momose　ももせ
・百武　Hyakutake　ひゃくたけ

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 百

・百合　yuri　ゆり

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 百

・小池 百合子　Koike Yuriko　こいけゆりこ
She is a politician, the Governor of Tokyo

・吉永 小百合　Yoshinaga Sayuri　よしながさゆり
She is an actress

・山口 百恵　Yamaguchi Momoe　やまぐちももえ
She is a former singer

・百田 夏菜子　Momota Kanako　ももたかなこ
She is a singer

Anime characters

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 百.

百沢　雄大　Hyakuzawa Yūdai　ひゃくざわゆうだい
He is a character in Haikyu!!

Look-alikes 百

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 百

・白　haku, shiro　はく、しろ
white

・自　ji, shi-, mizuka, onozu　じ、し、みずか、おのず
own

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