零し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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

  • , 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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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