軽 : Lightly

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Components:

車圣

lightly, trifling, unimportant

On 'yomi:

ケイ(kei)

Kun 'yomi:

かる.い(karu.i) かろ.やか(karo.yaka) かろ.んじる(karo.njiru)

Strokes:	12
Radical:	車 (159)
Usage Rating:	790

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	3
Grade:	3

Unicode:	08efd
jis208:	23-58

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軽 Usage examples

軽口話(かるくちばなし)	light jest or story
軽水(けいすい)	light water
軽め(かるめ) 軽目(かるめ)	light (weight)
軽合金(けいごうきん)	light alloy
軽舟(けいしゅう)	light boat, skiff
軽妙洒脱(けいみょうしゃだつ)	witty, smart and polished
軽佻(けいちょう)	flippant
軽信(けいしん)	gullibility
軽便鉄道(けいびんてつどう)	narrow-gauge railroad, light railway
軽浮(けいふ)	fickle, frivolous
軽挙(けいきょ)	hasty or rash act
軽捷(けいしょう)	nimble
軽業師(かるわざし)	acrobat
軽罪(けいざい)	minor offense, minor offence, misdemeanor, misdemeanour
軽演劇(けいえんげき)	light comedy
軽薄短小(けいはくたんしょう)	small and light
軽鴨(かるがも)	spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
軽爆撃機(けいばくげきき)	light bomber
軽躁(けいそう)	thoughtless, flighty
軽い犯罪(かるいはんざい)	minor offense, minor offence
軽率な挙(けいそつなきょ)	rash act
尻軽な女(しりがるなおんな)	wanton girl
尻の軽い女(しりのかるいおんな)	wanton girl
厘毛の軽重無し(りんもうのけいちょうなし)	equal in weight, equal in significance
軽トラック(けいトラック)	minitruck, light truck, small truck, light pickup
軽カー(ケイカー)	k-car, kei car, lightweight car with low registration costs
軽犯罪法(けいはんざいほう)	Minor Offenses Act
軽量級(けいりょうきゅう)	lightweight class
軽電機(けいでんき)	(electrical) appliance
軽(けい)	light (e.g. vehicle, aircraft, etc.)
気軽い(きがるい)	cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
軽自動車税(けいじどうしゃぜい)	light vehicle tax
軽水原子炉(けいすいげんしろ)	light-water nuclear reactor
軽度認識障害(けいどにんしきしょうがい)	mild cognitive impairment, MCI
軽んずる(かろんずる)	to despise, to belittle, to look down on
重軽傷(じゅうけいしょう)	major or minor injuries
軽竜騏兵(けいりゅうきへい)	(Royal) light cavalry
短慮軽率(たんりょけいそつ)	impulsive and imprudent, rash and unthinking
軽鬆土(けいそうど)	soil formed from fine volcanic ash, humus
足軽大将(あしがるたいしょう)	samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
簡易軽便(かんいけいべん)	simple, easy, and convenient
軽薄才子(けいはくさいし)	shallow, glib and obsequious person
軽い気持ち(かるいきもち)	casual, doing something without taking it too seriously
軽口を叩く(かるくちをたたく)	to crack jokes