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八百万の神

Differences Between "億" and "八百万の神"

Option A
Meaning
hundred million
Reading
おく (oku)
Syllabus Level
N4
Practical Example
日本の人口は約一億二千万人です。
Japan's population is about 120 million people.
Option B
八百万の神
Meaning
the eight million kami / all the gods
Reading
やおよろずのかみ (yaoyorozunokami)
Syllabus Level
C2
Practical Example
私は八百万の神に興味があります。
I am interested in the eight million kami / all the gods.

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Select the correct Japanese word for this context

Which word fits this context: "(hundred million)"?
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使い分け解説:
- : A large number unit, one 億 (oku) equals 100,000,000. Often used for money, population, etc. (大きい数の単位で、一億は100,000,000。お金や人口などによく使う。)
- 八百万の神: Essential structural term in CEFR C2 vocabulary syllabus. (CEFR C2語彙シラバスにおける重要表現です。)
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