零れ

Japanese

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”).^[1]^[2]

零れ (hiragana こぼれ, rōmaji kobore)

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

零 (こぼ)れ梅 (うめ) (koboreume): fallen plum blossom petals
零 (こぼ)れ幸 (ざいわ)い (koborezaiwai): unexpected good fortune, a windfall
零 (こぼ)れ桜 (ざくら) (koborezakura): fallen cherry blossom petals
零 (こぼ)れ種 (だね) (koboredane): fallen seeds; a lovechild, an illegitimate child, a bastard
零 (こぼ)れ話 (ばなし) (koborebanashi): overheard or otherwise gleaned information, a tidbit, hearsay
零 (こぼ)れ松葉 (まつば) (koborematsuba): fallen pine needles
零 (こぼ)れ物 (もの) (koboremono): something fallen or left over

零 (こぼ)し (koboshi): a spill (implying intent or fault by someone); grumbling (as when one's emotions overflow)

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

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