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ๅ
Hundred Million
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan uses ๅ (100,000,000) instead of 'hundred million' in everyday life. For example, Tokyo's population is often expressed using ๅ and ไธ rather than millions.
Memory Trick
Imagine stacking so much money that counting millions isn't enoughโyou need a much bigger unit. That enormous number is ๅ, meaning one hundred million.
Readings
Onyomi: ใชใฏ (oku)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
ไธๅ
ใใกใใ (ichioku)
One hundred million
ๆฐๅ
ใใใใ (suuoku)
Several hundred million
ๅไธ้ท่
ใใใพใใกใใใใ (okumanchouja)
Millionaire
ไฝๅ
ใชใใใ (nanoku)
How many hundred million
Example Sentence
ใใฎ ไผ็คพ ใฏ ไธๅ ๅ ใ ๆ่ณใใพใใใ
ใใฎ ใใใใ ใฏ ใใกใใ ใใ ใ ใจใใใใพใใใ
sono kaisha wa ichioku en o toushi shimashita
The company invested one hundred million yen.