JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 零: "zero, spill, overflow"
The kanji 零 means "zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read レイ in on'yomi and ぜろ, こぼ.す, こぼ.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぜろこぼ.すこぼ.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1217 of 2,501 |
Common words with 零
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 零れるto spill; to fall out of; to overflow · to peek through; to become visible (although normally not)
- 零すto spill; to drop; to shed (tears) · to grumble (about); to complain (of)
- 零zero; nought
- 絶対零度absolute zero
- 零時twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
- お零れleavings; leftovers
- 零落falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
- 午前零時midnight; 12am
- 零れspilling; spill · leavings; leftovers
- 零細insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry)
- 零下below zero; sub-zero
- 零点zero (points, marks); no marks · zero (of a function); root
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