百
hundred
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
one + white
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of '一' (one) and '白'. Number from one to many.
Symbolism
Many, complete, perfect score. '百' represents perfection.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
三百代言
さんびゃくだいげん
pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster; pettifogging lawyer
年百年中
ねんびゃくねんじゅう
throughout the year; all the year round; always; throughout the year
百家争鳴
ひゃっかそうめい
let a hundred schools of thought contend; let a hundred schools of thought contend
百花斉放
ひゃっかせいほう
let a hundred flowers blossom; Hundred Flowers campaign; let a hundred flowers blossom
百花繚乱
ひゃっかりょうらん
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; hundred flowers blooming in profusion; a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people)
百戦百勝
ひゃくせんひゃくしょう
ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility; ever-victorious
百発百中
ひゃっぱつひゃくちゅう
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible; always hitting the bull's-eye
百鬼夜行
ひゃっきやぎょう
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
百戦錬磨
ひゃくせんれんま
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; veteran
四百四病
しひゃくしびょう
every type of disease; every type of disease
一罰百戒
いちばつひゃっかい
punishing a crime to make an example for others; punishing a crime to make an example for others
議論百出
ぎろんひゃくしゅつ
diverse arguments arising in great numbers; diverse arguments arising in great numbers
百人百様
ひゃくにんひゃくよう
so many men, so many ways; to each one's own; it takes all sorts to make a world; so many men, so many ways
百舌勘定
もずかんじょう
splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill; splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount
百尺竿頭
ひゃくせきかんとう
the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain; the highest state of one's enlightenment
諸子百家
しょしひゃっか
Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period); Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period)
読書百遍
どくしょひゃっぺん
repeated reading (makes the meaning clear); reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning); repeated reading (makes the meaning clear)
百折不撓
ひゃくせつふとう
indefatigability; indomitableness; indefatigability
百年河清
ひゃくねんかせい
waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear
武芸百般
ぶげいひゃっぱん
every martial art; all the martial arts; every martial art
文武百官
ぶんぶひゃっかん
all the officials, both military and civil; all the officials, both military and civil
百八煩悩
ひゃくはちぼんのう
the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions; the 108 kleshas
Proverbs & Idioms
百聞は一見に如かず
ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times
One picture is worth a thousand words
Poetry
百敷や ふるき軒端の しのぶにも なほあまりある 昔なりけり
Poem #100 from Hyakunin Isshu