Japanese word

数百

Pronunciation

Romajisūhyaku

Meaning

  • nounseveral hundred

Example

この学校には数百人の生徒がいます。ko no gak kō ni wa sū hyaku nin no sei to ga i ma su

There are several hundred students at this school.

Illustration for 数百 (several hundred)

More examples

この本は数百ページあります。ko no hon wa sū hyaku pē ji a ri ma su

This book is several hundred pages long.

Core concept

Marks an approximate amount made up of multiple hundreds rather than a precisely counted total.

Common phrases

  • 数百人sū hyaku nin

    several hundred people

  • 数百円sū hyaku en

    several hundred yen

  • 数百年sū hyaku nen

    several hundred years

Similar words

何百nanbyaku: An unspecified number in the hundreds, with the exact count left unclear.

Definition in Japanese

二百から九百ほどの、おおよその数量。ni hyaku ka ra kyū hyaku ho do no ō yo so no sū ryō

Word origin

Combines 数 (sū, "number") and 百 (hyaku, "hundred"); in the compound, 数 indicates an unspecified amount of several, giving the sense of multiple hundreds.

Usage tips

  • 数百 (sūhyaku) is useful when the exact number is unknown or unimportant, such as when describing the size of a crowd or the cost of an item.

Other meanings

  • a few hundrednoun

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