こぼれる

koboreru

to overflow
to spill

ichidan verbintransitive

Also written 零れる

Chinese meanings

洒出；流出

Chinese notes

こぼれる是自动词；こぼす是他动词。

Examples

Furigana

コーヒーがこぼれましたよ。
You've spilt your coffee.
咖啡洒了。
Tatoeba #224944
急きゅうに涙なみだがこぼれてきた。
I burst into tears.
眼泪突然流了出来。
Tatoeba #182442

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b308f089ad'); // こぼれる

{
  "id": "b308f089ad",
  "word": "こぼれる",
  "reading": "こぼれる",
  "romaji": "koboreru",
  "meanings": [
    "to overflow",
    "to spill"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1557650,
  "other_forms": [
    "零れる"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "コーヒーがこぼれましたよ。",
      "en": "You've spilt your coffee.",
      "tatoeba_id": 224944
    },
    {
      "ja": "急に涙がこぼれてきた。",
      "furigana": "{急|きゅう}に{涙|なみだ}がこぼれてきた。",
      "en": "I burst into tears.",
      "tatoeba_id": 182442
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "6e63400b279a44d70bdb7f6d0fdcb2568bd65e58e84d5cb70cabb556af0a2003",
    "meanings": [
      "洒出",
      "流出"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "コーヒーがこぼれましたよ。",
        "zh": "咖啡洒了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "急に涙がこぼれてきた。",
        "zh": "眼泪突然流了出来。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/b308f089ad",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1557650; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "こぼれる是自动词；こぼす是他动词。",
    "review_hash": "ea7a38aff3a413df8679bf843f80995867436e3b7fab0a96acae721455d85992"
  }
}