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Kanji dictionary: 零 (zero)
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零
Zero
This kanji has
13
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 8
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher
On reading:
レイ
rei
Kun reading:
ぜろ、こぼ-す、こぼ-れる
zero, kobo-su, kobo-reru
Use examples
零下10度
れいかじゅうど
10 degrees below zero
零戦
ぜろせん
the fighter of Japan in the Pacific War
インクを零す
いんくをこぼす
spill some ink
落ち零れ
おちこぼれ
a student who cannot keep up with the class, a school dropout
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