零し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
零
こぼ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 零す, 溢す (kobosu, “to spill something”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 零, 溢し, 翻し

Noun

零し (hiragana こぼし, rōmaji koboshi)

  1. a spill (implying intent or fault by someone)
  2. grumbling (as when one's emotions overflow)

Usage notes

This spelling with the okurigana, as 零し, is more common.

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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