五百
ごひゃく
hepburn gohyaku
five hundred, 500
Part of speech · numeral
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百hundred
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Examples
- 五百円玉があります。I have a 500-yen coin.
- 五百ページの本。A 500-page book.
Collocations
五百 (gohyaku, 500)五百円五百円玉 (500-yen coin)五百年五百枚
Mnemonic
Gohyaku (五百) is "five hundred / 500" — B + no-cluster numeral, normal pronunciation (no mutation). Japans money cluster: gohyaku-en-dama (500-yen coin — Japans largest copper denomination, introduced 1982, kiri crest; Korean 500-won equivalent value range). 100-unit family: hyaku, nihyaku, sanbyaku, yonhyaku, gohyaku, roppyaku, nanahyaku, happyaku, kyuuhyaku — 9 units. Korean obaek / 500 single, Chinese wubai single; Japans monetary cultural cluster.
Quick check
500-yen coin issued?