13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N2

zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher

Kun'yomi
  • ぜろ
  • to spill ②to grumble ③to let one's feelings show
  • to spill ②to peek through ③to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
On'yomi
  • zero

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

レイ 88.1%
こぼこぼれる 11.3%
ぜろ 0.6%

Character Breakdown

zero, spill, overflow
レイ こぼ.す ぜろ (8th, N2)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
orders, laws, command
レイ りょう のり (4th, N2)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

waste-water container (tea ceremony)
falling into straitened circumstances
insignificant
zero (points, marks) ②zero (of a function) ③zero degrees (Celsius)
twelve o'clock
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References

Unicode hex code 96F6
JIS X 0208 1-46-77
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5048
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6524
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2792
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3467
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1786
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2433
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1402
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1504
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1206
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1106
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42242
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1922
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1823
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1972
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 998
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1686
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1687
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1864
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1414
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8d5.4
Four corner code 1030.7
De Roo Code 3144