零れる (Koboreru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to spill, to fall out of, to overflow, to peek through”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto spill; to fall out of; to overflow
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto peek through; to become visible (although normally not)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Examples
急に涙がこぼれてきた。
I burst into tears.
ミルクは全部こぼれた。
All of the milk was spilled.
ミルクが煮えこぼれた。
The milk boiled over.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).