What is a kanji letter for ZERO?
Zero says ZERO or REI in Japanese.
Do you write numbers in kanji?
No. We usually write numbers in numbers! We write them in kanji letters only on some special ceremonial occasions.
How to read
ZERO, REI
Meanings
zero, gentle rain, spill
Impressions
It gives cool, smart, calm and quiet impressions.
Background
This kanji symbol consists of two parts.
The top part stands for “rain” and the bottom one pictures a person who is bowing and praying for a god.
The whole character describes that the pray reaches the god and gentle rain started to fall.
Why does the merciful rain mean zero?
Because the meaning was given later!
The number zero has another way of reading REI. It’s said that this kanji has the sound REI and therefore adopted as a letter for zero.
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