百

Glyph origin
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Etymology
From.

Definitions

 * 1) hundred
 * 2) numerous; countless
 * 3) every; all
 * : Bai; Baak; Bak
 * 1) numerous; countless
 * 2) every; all
 * : Bai; Baak; Bak
 * : Bai; Baak; Bak
 * : Bai; Baak; Bak

Descendants
Others:

Etymology 1
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) hundred
 * 2) a very many, lots, a lot
 * 3) one hundred years old, advanced age

Usage notes
This is the most common term for in modern Japanese.

Etymology 2
/mo1mo1/ → /momo/

From.

Noun

 * 1)  hundred
 * 2)  a very many

Usage notes
While the ho or o readings are only used in compounds, momo can be used on its own.

Archaic. Generally only found in set phrases or compounds.

Etymology 3
→ →

From.

Noun

 * 1)  hundred
 * 2)  a very many

Usage notes
While the momo reading can be used as a standalone term, ho is only used in compounds, where it has lost the initial consonant and appears instead as o.

Obsolete. Superseded by o (see below).

Etymology 4
→ →  →

From. Change in pronunciation from ho (see above).

Noun

 * 1)  hundred
 * 2)  a very many

Usage notes
While the momo reading can be used as a standalone term, o is only used in compounds. This o was previously pronounced ho, from ancient po (see above). Generally only used in reference to multiple hundreds of things, as in terms or.

Archaic. Generally only found in set phrases and compounds.

Etymology
From.