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零 means 'zero'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2121   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 55    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 39 words   Used in 56 words   Used in 69 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   レイ
Additional readings
Kun    こぼす to spill   ぜろ   こぼれる
Notes
In the handwritten form, the lower part of 令 (order; command; good) is often written like マ, whereas in printed form it is written more like ㄗ (seal) (a variant of 卩 (seal)). In some fonts, the top part is written as 亽 (assembly).
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Knowing 零 gives you access to terms for subzero temperatures and 12:00. But far beyond that, truly grasping 零 enables you to say all of the following: “There is no chance of rain this weekend,” “They were shut out two games in a row,” “The sun peeked through,” “The milk boiled over,” “Hungry dogs were hoping for scraps,” and “I beg you to overlook my offense.” What a range!
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Components
⿱  ⻗ (雨) rain  令 order; command; good  
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雰 atmosphere  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 零 is used 5 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 零 is used 50 times, read 3 ways.
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レイ : 26 words FIND ALL
れ い 1
zero; nought  (often written with kana only)
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ぜろ : 1 word FIND ALL
ぜ ろ せ ん 0
Most common form: ゼロ戦
noun
Zero fighter plane
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こぼす : 23 words FIND ALL
と り こ ぼ す 4
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat
2. to lose information  (computer terminology)
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An additional 6 less common words include 零 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1922  Joy o' Kanji : 1922  Key to Kanji: - 

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零
レイ    zero   
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令
レイ    order   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
卩
seal
⻗
フ   あめ rain   
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