English–Japanese
“hundreds” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajinanbyaku
Example
何百人もの人が祭りに来ます。nan byaku nin mo no hito ga matsu ri ni ki ma su
Hundreds of people come to the festival.
How to say “hundreds” in Japanese
“Hundreds” in Japanese is 何百 (nanbyaku).
It marks a substantial but unspecified quantity in the range of hundreds.
Example sentences with 何百
この図書館には何百冊もの本があります。ko no to sho kan ni wa nan byaku satsu mo no hon ga a ri ma su
There are hundreds of books in this library.
Tips for using 何百
- Unlike an exact count, 何百 (nanbyaku) leaves the number open, which makes 何百人 (nanbyakunin) suitable when the precise size of a crowd is unknown or unimportant.