ゼロ
See also: セロ
Japanese
Etymology
Alternative spellings |
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零 〇 |
From English zero,[1][2] or French zéro.[1] The kanji spelling is ateji.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ゼロ [zéꜜrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [d͡ze̞ɾo̞]
Audio (file)
Numeral
ゼロ • (zero)
- zero (number)
- (informal) Used to refer to something measurable being absent or missing.
- ライフがゼロ
- raifu ga zero
- (video games) life is depleted
- コミュ力ゼロ
- komyu-ryoku zero
- utterly incompetent at talking to people
- ライフがゼロ
Usage notes
The 〇 spelling is more common in numeric notation. The katakana spelling ゼロ is more common in general contexts.
Coordinate terms
Japanese numbers | |||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Regular | 零 (rei) 零 (zero) | 一 (ichi) | 二 (ni) | 三 (san) | 四 (yon) 四 (shi) | 五 (go) | 六 (roku) | 七 (nana) 七 (shichi) | 八 (hachi) | 九 (kyū) 九 (ku) | 十 (jū) |
Formal | 壱 (ichi) | 弐 (ni) | 参 (san) | 拾 (jū) | |||||||
90 | 100 | 300 | 600 | 800 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 100,000,000 | ||
Regular | 九十 (kyūjū) | 百 (hyaku) 一百 (ippyaku) | 三百 (sanbyaku) | 六百 (roppyaku) | 八百 (happyaku) | 千 (sen) 一千 (issen) | 三千 (sanzen) | 八千 (hassen) | 一万 (ichiman) | 一億 (ichioku) | |
Formal | 一萬 (ichiman) | ||||||||||
1012 | 8×1012 | 1013 | 1016 | 6×1016 | 8×1016 | 1017 | 1018 | ||||
一兆 (itchō) | 八兆 (hatchō) | 十兆 (jutchō) | 一京 (ikkei) | 六京 (rokkei) | 八京 (hakkei) | 十京 (jukkei) | 百京 (hyakkei) |
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN