What does kanji 零 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 零 is zero.

How is kanji 零 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 零 are ぜろ, こぼ.す, こぼ.れる; the onyomi readings are レイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 零?

The main radical for kanji 零 is 雨.

What words use kanji 零?

Example words that use kanji 零 include 零, 零下, 0, 零点.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 3

零

Meaning

Kanji 零

zero

zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher

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Readings

Onyomi 音読み: レイ
Kunyomi 訓読み: ぜろこぼ.すこぼ.れる
Nanori 名乗り: しずく

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1217
Strokes: 13
Radical: 雨
Components: 一 • 个 • 卩 • 雨
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 鈴 • 領 • 閝 • 詅 • 羚 • 令 • 冷

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Showing 29 of 69 entries that include this kanji.

零

れい

zero

零下

れいか

below zero

0

ゼロ

nothing

零点

れいてん

zero (of a function)

零時

れいじ

twelve o'clock

零れる

こぼれる

to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

零細

れいさい

insignificant

零敗

れいはい

having no losses

落ちぶれる

おちぶれる

to come down in the world

0歳

ゼロさい

under 1 year old (of a baby)

0半

ゼロはん

50cc motorbike

0番目

ゼロばんめ

zeroth

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5 reference sentences

水は零度で凍る。

Water freezes at zero degrees.

気温が零下になった。

The temperature dropped below zero.

可能性は零に等しい。

The possibility is equal to zero.

テストで零点を取った。

I got a zero on the test.

彼は零細企業を経営している。

He runs a micro-enterprise.

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