Meaning

Primary

Four Hundred

Word Type

numeral

Explanation

When you have four hundreds, you have four hundred.

Reading

よんひゃく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word has number four in it, and uses the kun'yomi reading for that kanji (よん). The reading for though, is the on'yomi reading (ひゃく). This is pretty normal when it comes to words containing four in Japanese. You know both of these readings already. Hooray!

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 四百円

    four hundred yen

    四百ドル

    four hundred dollars

    四百メートル

    four hundred meters

Context Sentences

四百フィートは、およそ百二十メートルです。

400 feet is about 120 meters.

花見パーティに四百人もきた。

Four hundred people showed up at the cherry blossom viewing party.

わたしの人生は、四百ページの本にまとめられた。

My life was summarized in a four-hundred page book.

Kanji Composition