Meaning

Primary

One Hundred Million

Word Type

numeral

Explanation

One hundred million is one hundred million. That's a lot of zeros.

Reading

いちおく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 一億ドル

    one hundred million dollars

    一億円

    one hundred million yen

    一億ユーロ

    one hundred million euros

Context Sentences

コウイチは東京に一億円のマンションを持っています。

Koichi has a one-hundred-million yen condo in Tokyo.

日本という小さな島国に一億もの人が住んでいるなんて、びっくりだよね。

It's surprising that a small island nation like Japan has a population of over a hundred million people, isn't it?

宝くじで一億ドル当たったって聞いたんだけど、本当?

I heard you won a hundred million dollars in the lottery. Is that true?

Kanji Composition