零れ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こぼ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings

翻れ

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 翻れる, 零れる (koboreru, to spill, to be left over).

Pronunciation

Noun

(こぼ) (kobore

  1. a spill (implying a natural or unintended event)
  2. remainder, leftover

Usage notes

This spelling with the okurigana, as 零れ, is more common.

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN