零 – vocab dash

Keyword

zero

spill
overflow
nothing
cipher

Frequency: #1217
Strokes: 13
Grade: 8
JLPT (old): N2
Heisig: 1504

Readings

レイ83%

こぼ17%

Mnemonic

Orders arrive by pigeon: stand outside in the pouring rain, hold the line all night, and bring exactly zero umbrellas.

Stroke order

Composed of

雨rain 令orders

Used in kanji

澪canal 䙥shiny dresses 䴇a second name for crane

Used in vocabulary

零れい

zero; nought

Noun

零ゼロ

zero; 0; nought; nil; nothing; zilch

Noun

零れい時じ

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

Noun

零こぼれる

to spill; to fall out of; to overflow; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

Ichidan verb

零れい敗はい

losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash; having no losses; being undefeated

Noun

零れい細さい

insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)

Na-adjective

零こぼれ

spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers

Noun

零れい点てん

zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point

Noun

零こぼす

to spill; to drop; to shed (tears); to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

Godan verb

零れい下か

below zero; sub-zero

Noun

落おち零こぼれ

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; pickings; odds and ends

Noun

零こぼし

waste-water container (tea ceremony)

Noun

零こぼれ話ばなし

tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet

Noun

零こぼれ落おちる

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

Ichidan verb

零余子むかご

bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud

Noun

零れい落らく

falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin

Noun

零こぼれ種だね

self-sown seed; self-sown seedling; illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)

Noun

落おち零こぼれる

to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill; to scatter

Ichidan verb