The kanji for a hundred looks a bit like a cable car dangling. In writing it marks the hundreds place, e.g. 二百七十九 is 279.

on readings:
  • hyaku
kun readings:
    -
examples:
hyakka jiten encyclopedia
nihyaku two hundred
sanbyaku three hundred
yonhyaku four hundred
gohyaku five hundred
roppyaku six hundred
nanahyaku seven hundred
happyaku eight hundred
hyakushūnen 100th anniversary
kyuuhyaku nine hundred


links:
Wiktionary
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Last ∆ on 8 September 2024 by Bradley James Wogsland.