六百
ろっぴゃく
hepburn roppyaku
six hundred, 600
Part of speech · numeral
Pattern visualization
六six
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百hundred
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4 strokes · 2.7s
6 strokes · 4.1s
Examples
- 六百円ですか。Is it 600 yen?
- 六百枚あります。There are 600 sheets.
Collocations
六百 (roppyaku, 600)六百円六百枚六百年六百人
Mnemonic
Roppyaku (六百) is "six hundred / 600" — B + no-cluster numeral, gemination pronunciation (6 + h → 6 + p). 六 (roku) + 百 (hyaku) → roppyaku (6 + gemination + pyaku). Same pattern: happyaku (800, 8 + gemination), issen (1000, 1 + gemination). Japans numeral mutation systematic. Korean yukbaek / 600 simple, Chinese liubai simple; Japans 6-position gemination plus p-mutation unique.
Quick check
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