zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher

13 strokesFrequency 1,217JLPT N2Grade 8

On

レイ

Kun

ぜろこぼ.すこぼ.れる

Dictionary

Common Words

ゼロNounFreq #2658
1

〇 used with kanji numerals

zero; 0; nought; nil

Examples
ゼロという概念はヒンドゥー文化に由来している。
The concept of zero sprang from the Hindu culture.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

nothing; zilch

ぼれ零れる溢れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #3692
1

Word usually written using kana alone

to spill; to fall out of; to overflow

Examples
コーヒーがこぼれましたよ。
You've spilt your coffee.
2

to peek through; to become visible (although normally not)

3

to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

Examples
急に涙がこぼれてきた。
I burst into tears.
零す溢す翻すTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #3694
1

to spill; to drop; to shed (tears)

Examples
私はコーヒーをじゅうたんにこぼしてしまった。
I spilled my coffee on the carpet.
2

to grumble (about); to complain (of)

Examples
父は交通騒音について不平をこぼした
My father complained about the traffic noise.
3

to let (one's feelings) show

こぼれ落ちる零れ落ちるぼれおちIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #9279
1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

Examples
彼女の目から涙がこぼれおちていた
Tears were dropping from her eyes.
NounFreq #12720
1

zero; nought

落ちぶれるちぶれる零落れる落魄れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #18135
1

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

Examples
いまはおちぶれているがスミスさんは昔、たいしたものだったんだ。
Mr Smith is poor but he has seen better days.
落ちこぼれ落ち零れちこぼれNounFreq #21642
1

fallen scraps; scatterings

2

leftovers; remainder; pickings; odds and ends

3

Colloquial; Sensitive; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

愚痴をこぼす愚痴を零す愚痴を溢すぐちをこぼすExpressionTransitiveGodan verbFreq #23998
1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

Examples
僕はもう君がぐちをこぼすのを聞き飽きている。
I'm getting sick of hearing you complain.
取りこぼすりこぼ取り零すIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #31745
1

to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat

2

Computing

to lose information

絶対零度ったいれいどNounFreq #32027
1

absolute zero

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