Japanese symbol for “infallible”
百発百中
ひゃっぱつひゃくちゅう
Romaji: hyappatsuhyakuchuu
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
In Japanese, infallible is 百発百中, read ひゃっぱつひゃくちゅう (hyappatsuhyakuchuu).
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Meanings
- n always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
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.