How do you say "One Hundred" in Japanese??

It's not easy to retain vocabulary and expressions when studying a language, and it's challenging to get words out on the spot when you're having conversations. I hope these weekly posts could be good practice for your Japanese studies!!

The question for today is: How do you say "One Hundredin Japanese?? 


The answer is...












百 [Hyaku]


be careful because depending on the digit in the hundredth place, it can be read differently. 

2 [Ni] and 100 [Hyaku] together make "Ni-hyaku" which is 200

Simple right? But let's take a look at the other numbers


3 [San] and 100 [Hyaku] together make San-byaku, and not "Sanhyaku"

600 [Ro-ppyaku] not "Roku-hyaku"

800 [Ha-ppyaku] not "Hachi-hyaku"




Writer's note: you don't say Ichihyaku either. It's the same with how we say "a hundred" in English.