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零 kanji: meaning “zero”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N213 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
zero
On'yomi
レイ
Kun'yomi
ぜろ、こぼ・す、こぼ・れる

Picture story to remember 零

Rain (雨) washes every word off the orders (令), leaving a page with zero left to read.

Parts in this story:雨, 令

How to write 零: stroke order

零 is written with 13 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 零

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Kanji that share parts with 零.