"ゼロ" meaning in Japanese

See ゼロ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: [d͡ze̞ɾo̞] Audio: Ja-0-zero.ogg Forms: zero [romanization]
Etymology: From English zero, or French zéro. The kanji spelling is ateji. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|zero|sort=ぜろ}} English zero, {{bor|ja|fr|zéro|sort=ぜろ}} French zéro Head templates: {{ja-pos|numeral}} ゼロ • (zero)
  1. zero (number)
    Sense id: en-ゼロ-ja-num-7fZyIjut
  2. (informal) Used to refer to something measurable being absent or missing. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Numbers
    Sense id: en-ゼロ-ja-num-Syt0~2Qs Disambiguation of Numbers: 41 59 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: 零零 (rei) (ruby: (れい), (ゼロ)) (english: zero), (ichi) (ruby: (いち)), (ni) (ruby: ()), (san) (ruby: (さん)), 四四 (shi) (ruby: (よん), ()) (english: yon), (ruby: ()) (english: go), (roku) (ruby: (ろく)), 七七 (shichi) (ruby: (なな), (しち)), (hachi) (ruby: (はち)), 九九 (ku) (ruby: (きゅう), ()), () (ruby: (じゅう)), (ichi) (ruby: (いち)), (ni) (ruby: ()), (san) (ruby: (さん)), () (ruby: (じゅう)), 九十 (kyūjū) (ruby: (きゅう), (じゅう)), 百一百 (ippyaku) (ruby: (ひゃく), (いっ), (ぴゃく)), 三百 (sanbyaku) (ruby: (さん), (びゃく)), 六百 (roppyaku) (ruby: (ろっ), (ぴゃく)), 八百 (happyaku) (ruby: (はっ), (ぴゃく)), 千一千 (issen) (ruby: (せん), (いっ), (せん)), 三千 (sanzen) (ruby: (さん), (ぜん)), 八千 (hassen) (ruby: (はっ), (せん)), 一万 (ichiman) (ruby: (いち), (まん)), 一億 (ichioku) (ruby: (いち), (おく)), 一萬 (ichiman) (ruby: (いち), (まん)), 一兆 (itchō) (ruby: (いっ), (ちょう)), 八兆 (hatchō) (ruby: (はっ), (ちょう)), 十兆 (jutchō) (ruby: (じゅっ), (ちょう)), 一京 (ikkei) (ruby: (いっ), (けい)), 六京 (rokkei) (ruby: (ろっ), (けい)), 八京 (hakkei) (ruby: (はっ), (けい)), 十京 (jukkei) (ruby: (じゅっ), (けい)), 百京 (hyakkei) (ruby: (ひゃっ), (けい))

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  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "zero",
      "roman": "rei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "零",
          "れい"
        ],
        [
          "零",
          "ゼロ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "零零"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "一",
          "いち"
        ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ni",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        [
          "四",
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        ],
        [
          "四",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "五",
          "ご"
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      "word": "五"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "roku",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shichi",
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          "七",
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        ],
        [
          "七",
          "しち"
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hachi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はち"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ku",
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        [
          "九",
          "きゅう"
        ],
        [
          "九",
          "く"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "九九"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "jū",
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        [
          "十",
          "じゅう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "十"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ichi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "壱",
          "いち"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "壱"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ni",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "弐",
          "に"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "弐"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "san",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "参",
          "さん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "参"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "jū",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "拾",
          "じゅう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "拾"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kyūjū",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "九",
          "きゅう"
        ],
        [
          "十",
          "じゅう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "九十"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ippyaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "百",
          "ひゃく"
        ],
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "ぴゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "百一百"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sanbyaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "三",
          "さん"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "びゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "三百"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "roppyaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "六",
          "ろっ"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "ぴゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "六百"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "happyaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "ぴゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八百"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "issen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "千",
          "せん"
        ],
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "千",
          "せん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "千一千"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sanzen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "三",
          "さん"
        ],
        [
          "千",
          "ぜん"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hassen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "千",
          "せん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八千"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ichiman",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "万",
          "まん"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ichioku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "億",
          "おく"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ichiman",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "萬",
          "まん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一萬"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "itchō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "兆",
          "ちょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一兆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hatchō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "兆",
          "ちょう"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "jutchō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "十",
          "じゅっ"
        ],
        [
          "兆",
          "ちょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "十兆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ikkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一京"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "rokkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "六",
          "ろっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "六京"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hakkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八京"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "jukkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "十",
          "じゅっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "十京"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hyakkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "百",
          "ひゃっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "百京"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "zero",
        "sort": "ぜろ"
      },
      "expansion": "English zero",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "zéro",
        "sort": "ぜろ"
      },
      "expansion": "French zéro",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English zero, or French zéro. The kanji spelling is ateji.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zero",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "ゼロ • (zero)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zero (number)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ゼロ-ja-num-7fZyIjut",
      "links": [
        [
          "zero",
          "zero"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese katakana",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Numbers",
          "orig": "ja:Numbers",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(video games) life is depleted",
          "roman": "raifu ga zero",
          "text": "ライフがゼロ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "utterly incompetent at talking to people",
          "roman": "komyu-ryoku zero",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "力",
              "りょく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "コミュ力ゼロ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to refer to something measurable being absent or missing."
      ],
      "id": "en-ゼロ-ja-num-Syt0~2Qs",
      "links": [
        [
          "absent",
          "absent#English"
        ],
        [
          "missing",
          "missing#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used to refer to something measurable being absent or missing."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ゼロ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ze̞ɾo̞]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ja-0-zero.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/Ja-0-zero.ogg/Ja-0-zero.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Ja-0-zero.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Japanese numerals#Formal numbers",
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "ゼロ"
}
{
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    "Japanese katakana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese numerals",
    "Japanese terms borrowed from English",
    "Japanese terms borrowed from French",
    "Japanese terms derived from English",
    "Japanese terms derived from French",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with audio links",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "ja:Numbers"
  ],
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      "english": "zero",
      "roman": "rei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "零",
          "れい"
        ],
        [
          "零",
          "ゼロ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "零零"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ichi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ni",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "二",
          "に"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "二"
    },
    {
      "roman": "san",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "三",
          "さん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "三"
    },
    {
      "english": "yon",
      "roman": "shi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "四",
          "よん"
        ],
        [
          "四",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "四四"
    },
    {
      "english": "go",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "五",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "五"
    },
    {
      "roman": "roku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "六",
          "ろく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "六"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shichi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "七",
          "なな"
        ],
        [
          "七",
          "しち"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "七七"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hachi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はち"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "九",
          "きゅう"
        ],
        [
          "九",
          "く"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "九九"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jū",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "十",
          "じゅう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "十"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ichi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "壱",
          "いち"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "壱"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ni",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "弐",
          "に"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "弐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "san",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "参",
          "さん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "参"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jū",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "拾",
          "じゅう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "拾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kyūjū",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "九",
          "きゅう"
        ],
        [
          "十",
          "じゅう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "九十"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ippyaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "百",
          "ひゃく"
        ],
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "ぴゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "百一百"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sanbyaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "三",
          "さん"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "びゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "三百"
    },
    {
      "roman": "roppyaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "六",
          "ろっ"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "ぴゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "六百"
    },
    {
      "roman": "happyaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "ぴゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八百"
    },
    {
      "roman": "issen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "千",
          "せん"
        ],
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "千",
          "せん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "千一千"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sanzen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "三",
          "さん"
        ],
        [
          "千",
          "ぜん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "三千"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hassen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "千",
          "せん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八千"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ichiman",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "万",
          "まん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一万"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ichioku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "億",
          "おく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一億"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ichiman",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "萬",
          "まん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一萬"
    },
    {
      "roman": "itchō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "兆",
          "ちょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一兆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hatchō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "兆",
          "ちょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八兆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jutchō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "十",
          "じゅっ"
        ],
        [
          "兆",
          "ちょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "十兆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ikkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一京"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rokkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "六",
          "ろっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "六京"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hakkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八京"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jukkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "十",
          "じゅっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "十京"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hyakkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "百",
          "ひゃっ"
        ],
        [
          "京",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "百京"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "zero",
        "sort": "ぜろ"
      },
      "expansion": "English zero",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "zéro",
        "sort": "ぜろ"
      },
      "expansion": "French zéro",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English zero, or French zéro. The kanji spelling is ateji.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zero",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "ゼロ • (zero)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zero (number)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zero",
          "zero"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese informal terms",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(video games) life is depleted",
          "roman": "raifu ga zero",
          "text": "ライフがゼロ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "utterly incompetent at talking to people",
          "roman": "komyu-ryoku zero",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "力",
              "りょく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "コミュ力ゼロ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to refer to something measurable being absent or missing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "absent",
          "absent#English"
        ],
        [
          "missing",
          "missing#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used to refer to something measurable being absent or missing."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ゼロ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ze̞ɾo̞]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ja-0-zero.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/Ja-0-zero.ogg/Ja-0-zero.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Ja-0-zero.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Japanese numerals#Formal numbers",
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "ゼロ"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "ゼロ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "numeral",
  "title": "ゼロ",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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