| Word form | hyakushō |
| Original script | 百姓 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | Original meaning “common people”, first attested in its present meaning from around 1120. The actual social status of the group referred to as such differed through the ages. |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | hyaku-shō hundred-surname |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | kango (go’on) |
| Year | 続日本記 (701) |
| Comparison with Mandarin | semantic change |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 0 |