hundred

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 百 has 6 strokes and represents the number one hundred.
• Basic usage: 百 is read ひゃく, and 百合 is read ゆり.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A number and a flower name
  • 百人ほど means about one hundred people. ほど marks an approximate quantity.
  • 百合 is a flower name read as a whole word, ゆり.
  • 百合を二輪生けた means arranged two lilies.