Quick answer
零 is the kanji for "Zero". Its reading is ぜろ (zero). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Zero
Also : Cipher · Nothing · Spill · Overflow
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Example Sentences
零下十度という極寒の中で、スキーを楽しみました。
れいかじゅうどというごっかんのなかで、すきーをたのしみました。
I enjoyed skiing in the extreme cold of minus 10 degrees.
零細企業でも、大企業に負けない品質の製品を作っています。
れいさいきぎょうでも、だいきぎょうにまけないひんしつのせいひんをつくっています。
Even small businesses make products whose quality doesn't lose to large companies.
Vocabulary using 零
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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