Koboreru

JLPT N2

Usually written in kana.

Other forms:

零れる (Koboreru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to spill, to fall out of, to overflow, to peek through”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto spill; to fall out of; to overflow
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto peek through; to become visible (although normally not)
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

Examples

  • I burst into tears.

  • All of the milk was spilled.

  • The milk boiled over.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 零れる

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