Japanese symbol for “centenary”

百年祭

ひゃくねんさい

Romaji: hyakunensai

centenary; centennial celebration

In Japanese, centenary is 百年祭, read ひゃくねんさい (hyakunensai).

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Meanings

n centenary; centennial celebration

Kanji and stroke order

百

hundred

on: ヒャク、ビャク
kun: もも

6 strokes · JLPT 4

年

year, counter for years

on: ネン
kun: とし

6 strokes · JLPT 4

祭

ritual, offer prayers, celebrate

on: サイ
kun: まつ.る、まつ.り、まつり

11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
百貨店	ひゃっかてん hyakkaten	department store
百姓	ひゃくしょう hyakushou	farmer; peasant; farm laborer
八百屋	やおや yaoya	greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
百科	ひゃっか hyakka	many objects (for study)
八百長	やおちょう yaochou	match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
百戦錬磨	ひゃくせんれんま hyakusenrenma	veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles
今年	ことし kotoshi	this year
年間	ねんかん nenkan	(period of) a year
祭り	まつり matsuri	festival; feast; matsuri

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.