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零下

Reading

Kana: れいか
Romaji: reika
Kana
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Definition

1

below zero; sub-zero

Kanji

Readings: レイ、 ぜろ、 こぼ.す、 こぼ.れる
Meanings: zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Example Sentences

(いま)零下(れいか)10()だ。
➥It is ten degrees below zero now.
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寒暖計(かんだんけい)零下(れいか)()がった。
➥The thermometer went down below zero.
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温度計(おんどけい)零下(れいか)()(しめ)している。
➥The thermometer reads three degrees below zero.
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今朝(けさ)零下(れいか)()だった。
➥The thermometer stood at three degrees below zero this morning.
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今朝(けさ)零下(れいか)()以下(いか)だった。
➥The thermometer stood at three degrees below zero this morning.
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昨日(きのう)気温(きおん)零下(れいか)()()がった。
➥The temperature fell five degrees centigrade below zero yesterday.
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