No. 418 in Japanese
百
"百" means "hundred" in English.
In a sentence
百円でアイスクリームを買いました。
I bought ice cream for 100 yen.
The word '百' is used here to denote '100', specifically referring to the currency amount, 100 yen.
百の言葉よりも、行動は雄弁です。
Actions speak louder than a hundred words.
The word '百' is employed to symbolize the quantity '100', used in a metaphorical sense to denote 'a large number' of words.
この地域には百種類以上の鳥がいます。
There are over one hundred species of birds in this area.
The word '百' is used here as a numeral, specifying the quantity of over 100 species.
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