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ゼロ

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See also: セロ

Japanese

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Etymology

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Alternative spellings

From English zero,[1][2] or French zéro.[1] The kanji spelling is ateji.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ゼロ (zero

  1. zero (number)
  2. (informal) Used to refer to something measurable being absent or missing.
    ライフゼロ
    raifu ga zero
    (video games) life is depleted
    コミュ(りょく)ゼロ
    komyu-ryoku zero
    utterly incompetent at talking to people

Usage notes

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The spelling is more common in numeric notation. The katakana spelling ゼロ is more common in general contexts.

Coordinate terms

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Japanese numbers
NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
0れい、ゼロrei, zero
1いちichi
2ni
3さんsan
4よん、しyon, shi
5go
6ろくroku
7なな、しちnana, shichi
8はちhachi
9きゅう、くkyū, ku
10じゅう
100ひゃくhyaku
1,000せんsen
10,000一万一萬いちまんichiman
100,000,000一億いちおくichioku

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN