零れる (こぼれる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

零れる (こぼれる) means to spill / to overflow.

See example sentences below.

零れる at a glance

零れる

こぼれるkoboreru

N3verb

to spill / to overflow

零れるこぼれるkoboreruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to spill / to overflow

Example 1

コップの水が零れた。

Translation

The water spilled from the glass.

Example 2

涙がこぼれて止まらない。

Translation

Tears overflow and won't stop.