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hundred 百
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Tilt your head to the right and read a "1" with two zeros 日 = 100.
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Used in these characters:
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百
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| hundred
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One 一 stroke and white 白, developed from the thumbnail, that stood in gesture language for 100, Easier to remember:
Tilt your head to the right and you will see a 'one' with two zeros = 100.
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宿
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| lodge, accommodation, sheltering
yado, yadoru, SHUKU
宀
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百
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Top: roof 宀, below: person 亻(variation of 人) and: one hundred 百 (The number 100 read from top downwards.)
A 'roof' hosting people in hundreds is a lodge.
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縮
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| shrink, reduce, shorten
chijimu/meru, SHUKU
糸
宀
百
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Left: thread 糸, right: accommodation/lodge 宿 (Below a roof 宀 with persons 人 in hundreds 百)
(The laundry was washed too hot:) The threads in the lodge have been shrunk.
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