零し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
零
こぼ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
零
溢し
翻し

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こぼし​ [kòbóshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞bo̞ɕi]

Noun

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