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こぼれる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to spill; to fall out of; to overflow
Hey, it spilled!
2. to peek through; to become visible (although normally not)
Light was showing through the gap in the door.
3. to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Tears no longer fall.
Alt. forms
こぼれる
64%
零こぼれる
34%
溢こぼれる
1%
Pitch accent
こ
ぼれ
る
Top 3300
Conjugations...Used in: 2870
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to boil over
to boil over
5 more...
Examples (13 in total)
Hey, it spilled!
Before I knew it, tears were spilling over.
The black tea almost spilled.
All of the milk was spilled.
Tears fell from her eyes.
Light was showing through the gap in the door.
The bag split open and the contents spilled out.
Sunlight peeked through the gaps in the clouds.
The child knocked over a cup and the water spilled.
The sunlight peeking through the trees is pleasant.
Seeing the two of them, the words slipped out before I knew it.
Just in case, I lay down a cloth so that it is okay even if the soil spills.
She opens her eyes so wide you'd think her eyeballs would fall out.