Japanese symbol for “zilch”

０

ゼロ

Romaji: zero

zero; 0; nought; nil

In Japanese, zilch is ０, read ゼロ (zero).

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Meanings

n zero; 0; nought; nil
n nothing; zilch

Written forms: ０、〇、零. Readings: ゼロ.

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