Kanji

軽

lightly, trifling, unimportant

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

車部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケイ, キョウ, キン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かるい, かろやか, かろんじる

Nanori (Name Reading)

かる, とし

Common Readings

ケイ, かる…い, かろ…やか

Example sentences

軽い かるい
荷物 軽い ので 一人 運べます

Since the luggage is light, I can carry it by myself.

接触 せっしょく
軽い 接触 事故 起こした

He had a minor contact accident with another car.

気軽 きがる
不明 あれば 気軽 問い合わせ ください

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

軽やか かろやか
彼女 軽やか 足取り ステージ 歩いた

She walked across the stage with a light step.

飛び移る とびうつる
から 軽やか 飛び移り 渡った

He jumped lightly from rock to rock and crossed the river.

軽々 かるがる
重い 荷物 軽々と 持ち上げた

He lifted the heavy luggage effortlessly.

持ち上げる もちあげる
重い 荷物 軽々 持ち上げた

He lifted the heavy luggage easily.

軽蔑 けいべつ
軽蔑 満ちた 視線 耐えられなかった

I couldn't stand his gaze full of contempt.

バルバロイ バルバロイ
彼ら 異邦人 バルバロイ 呼んで 軽蔑 した

They despised foreigners, calling them 'barbaroi'.

軽口 かるくち
いつも 軽口 たたいて 周り 笑わせている

He is always cracking jokes and making everyone around him laugh.

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