spilling; spill
Refers to the act of spilling or the spilled material itself. Often used in compound nouns like こぼれ話 (a story that slips out) or こぼれ種 (seeds that have fallen).
Please wipe up the coffee spill.
Tell me the story that slipped out.
Refers to remnants or scraps, often from a meal or a larger portion. Can carry a humble nuance when referring to receiving something that is left over from others, as in おこぼれ (honorific prefix form).
See also: おこぼれ
I receive the leftovers (humble).
I got the leftovers from the party.
お零れ is the humble, polite form of こぼれ used when speaking of receiving leftovers or scraps of good fortune from someone else.
こぼれ is the noun for a spill or leftover, while こぼれる is the intransitive verb meaning to spill or overflow.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 零れ and 溢れ are rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
Rare kanji form; the character 零 means 'zero' or 'spill', but this spelling is seldom used.
Rare kanji form; the character 溢 means 'overflow', but this spelling is seldom used.
Derived from the verb こぼれる (to spill, overflow). The noun form こぼれ refers to the result or act of spilling. The kanji 零 (spill, zero) and 溢 (overflow) are rarely used for this word.