零

Meaning

零 centers on the idea of emptiness or absence: zero, nothing, or a cipher. The spill and overflow senses are natural extensions—when something is empty, it can no longer contain, so liquid spills over.

• 零れい
  N5

  zero; nought

• 零れこぼれ

  spilling; spill

• 零しこぼし

  waste-water container (tea ceremony)

• 零すこぼす
  N3

  to spill; to drop; to shed (tears)

• 零細れいさい

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

• 零れるこぼれる
  N3

  to spill; to fall out of; to overflow

• 零下れいか
  N1

  below zero; sub-zero

• 零時れいじ

  twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

• 零点れいてん
  N2

  zero (points, marks); no marks

• 零敗れいはい

  losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash

• お零れおこぼれ

  leavings; leftovers

• 冪零べきれい

  nilpotent

• 冪零元べきれいげん

  nilpotent element

• 午前零時ごぜんれいじ

  midnight; 12am

• 午後零時ごごれいじ

  noon; 12pm

• 煮零れるにこぼれる

  to boil over

• 爪で拾って箕で零すつめでひろってみでこぼす

  penny wise and pound foolish

• 絶対零度ぜったいれいど

  absolute zero

• 零し合いこぼしあい

  gripe session; grievance session

• 零れ幸いこぼれざいわい

  unexpected piece of good luck; windfall

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