Japanese symbol for “hundreds”
何百
なんびゃく
Romaji: nanbyaku
hundreds
In Japanese, hundreds is 何百, read なんびゃく (nanbyaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n hundreds
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hundreds”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 数百 | すうひゃく suuhyaku | several hundred; hundreds (of) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 何とか | なんとか nantoka | something; something or other; so-and-so |
| 何で | なんで nande | why?; what for? |
| 何より | なにより naniyori | above anything else; above all; more than anything |
| 何とも | なんとも nantomo | really; very; extremely |
| 何事 | なにごと nanigoto | what; what sort of thing |
| 何と | なんと nanto | what; how |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hundreds”.
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.