百 — JLPT N5 Kanji

百 (hyaku/momo): hundred. JLPT N5 kanji.

Character Info

Kanji Strokes JLPT Radical Radical Meaning
6 N5 white

Readings

Type Reading Romaji Notes
On (音) ヒャク hyaku Chinese-origin (音読み)
Kun (訓) もも momo hundred (archaic)

Meanings

  1. hundred

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English JLPT
百円 ひゃくえん hyaku-en 100 yen N5
三百 さんびゃく sanbyaku 300 N5
百貨店 ひゃっかてん hyakkaten department store N4
二百 にひゃく nihyaku 200 N5
六百 ろっぴゃく roppyaku 600 N5

Stroke Order

  1. Horizontal stroke at top. 2. Vertical stroke down through center. 3-6. The white (白) component below: horizontal, box sides, bottom close, internal horizontal.

Mnemonic

The number 1 over the character 白 (white) — one hundred pure things.

Common Mistakes

百 has a short horizontal at top followed by the 白 shape; don't confuse with 白 alone.