How to say 'Spill' in Japanese | こぼれる

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The Japanese word for Spill is 'Koboreru', written as こぼれる in Japanese.

word

こぼれる

Meaning

Spill

Reading

Koboreru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'こぼれる' means 'to spill' or 'to overflow'. It is used to describe liquids or small particles (like grains or sand) falling out of a container unintentionally. This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe emotions or light spilling out, such as tears or sunlight. For example: The milk spilled「牛乳がこぼれた」(ぎゅうにゅうがこぼれた). Her tears spilled over「彼女の涙がこぼれた」(かのじょのなみだがこぼれた). The sunlight spilled into the room「日光が部屋にこぼれた」(にっこうがへやにこぼれた). Note that 'こぼれる' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

2135

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word こぼれる

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

こ

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hiragana

ぼ

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hiragana

れ

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hiragana

る

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'Koboreru' means 'Spill' .

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