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N5Kanji
百
hundred. Sound changes: 300=さんびゃく, 600=ろっぴゃく, 800=はっぴゃく. Master these for JLPT.
Readings
- On
- ヒャク
Examples
百(ひゃく)、三百(さんびゃく)、六百(ろっぴゃく)
hundred, three hundred, six hundred
Note
Sound changes with 百: 300 = san-byaku, 600 = roppyaku, 800 = happyaku. Master these — they appear on every JLPT N5 test.
Questions that use this word
N5 3 · N4 5From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N4N4 読解
毎日多くの人が利用する大きな駅があり、近くにはたくさんの百貨店やレストランがあります。
Answer: 百貨店もビジネス街もある大きな場所です
- N5N5 漢字
「百」の よみかたは?
Answer: ひゃく
- N5N5 漢字
「六百」の よみかたは?
Answer: ろっぴゃく
- N5N5 漢字
「三百六十五日」の よみかたは?
Answer: さんびゃくろくじゅうごにち
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