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JLPT N2numeralLevel estimated by Bebop

百ひゃく億おく

hyakuoku

ten billion

Example sentences

  1. 日本にっぽんの昨年さくねんの海外直接投資かいがいちょくせつとうしは100億おくドルに達たっした。

    Japan’s foreign direct investment reached $10 billion last year.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 同社どうしゃの今年ことしの設備投資計画せつびとうしけいかくは100億おく円えんと決きめられている。

    The company’s capital expenditure program is set to be 10 billion yen for this year.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 1月いちがつの輸出ゆしゅつは100億おくドルと、同月どうげつとしては最高記録さいこうきろくになった。

    Exports in January totalled $10 billion, a record for the month.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 百億

  • 百hundredOnヒャク・ビャクKunもも
  • 億hundred million; 10**8Onオク

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