軽 — kanji meaning “lightly”
軽
lightly, trifling, unimportant
- Meanings
- lightly, trifling, unimportant
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)、キョウ (kyou)、キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi
- かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #790 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 159
- Chinese reading
- qīng
Words with 軽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | carefree; buoyant; lighthearted |
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy; simple; informal |
| 軽い | かるい karui | light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) |
| 軽減 | けいげん keigen | abatement; reduction |
| 軽傷 | けいしょう keishou | minor injury |
| 軽視 | けいし keishi | making light of; thinking little of; slighting |
| 軽量 | けいりょう keiryou | light weight |
| 軽快 | けいかい keikai | light (of movements); nimble; sprightly |
| 軽率 | けいそつ keisotsu | rash; thoughtless; careless |
| 軽自動車 | けいじどうしゃ keijidousha | light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car |
| 軽蔑 | けいべつ keibetsu | contempt; scorn; disdain |
| 身軽 | みがる migaru | agile; nimble; light (of foot) |
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