— zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher

  • JLPT N2
  • 13 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 雨
  • #1217 most frequent

Counting

Readings

On'yomi
レイ
Kun'yomi
ぜろこぼ.すこぼ.れる

Example words

  • ゼロzero; nought
  • 零すこぼす(1) to spill; to drop; to shed (tears) (2) to grumble; to complain (3) to let one's feelings show
  • 零れるこぼれる(1) to spill; to fall out of; to overflow (2) to peek through; to become visible (although normally not) (3) to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
  • 零点れいてんzero; no marks