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Kanji Detail for 軽 - "light, slight, nimble"

軽

  • Meaning

    軽 means "light, slight, nimble."

    1. Light - Not heavy; having little weight.

    2. Nimble - Quick and agile; easy to move.

    3. Slight - Minor; not serious.

  • Words using 軽

    • 手軽 てがる Listen easy; simple; informal
    • 軽傷 けいしょう Listen minor injury
    • 軽減 けいげん Listen abatement; reduction
    • 気軽 きがる Listen carefree; buoyant; lighthearted
    • 軽量 けいりょう Listen light weight
    • 軽自動車 けいじどうしゃ Listen light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
    • 軽油 けいゆ Listen diesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oil
    • 軽快 けいかい Listen light (of movements); nimble; sprightly

  • Four-character idioms with 軽

    • 短慮軽率 たんりょけいそつ Listen impulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
    • 軽佻浮薄 けいちょうふはく Listen frivolity; levity; shallowness
    • 軽妙洒脱 けいみょうしゃだつ Listen witty; smart and polished
    • 軽挙妄動 けいきょもうどう Listen rash and blind act
    • 軽薄才子 けいはくさいし Listen shallow, glib and obsequious person
    • 軽薄短小 けいはくたんしょう Listen small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)

  • Tattoo check: 軽

    • Verified meaning: light, slight, nimble
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かる, かるさき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 軽

    Given names 軽(かる)Listen

    Surnames 軽(かるさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lightly; trifling; unimportant

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    light; easy, simple; gentle

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 輕|轻[qing1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

    kin(キン) キン

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    karo.njiru(かろ-んじる) かろ-んじる

    karo.yaka(かろ-やか) かろ-やか

    karui(かる-い) かる-い

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    車 (kuruma・kurumahen)

  • Related Keywords

    light nimble slight agile cheap disrespectful low reduce casual easy simple airy breezy brisk carefree effortless flimsy graceful insubstantial little quick weightless

Sentences including 軽

  • Don't look down on others.

  • He made little of his father's advice.

  • I ate a light lunch.

  • You must not look down upon parents' advice.

  • I had a light lunch.

  • Don't look down on others because they are poor.

  • I had a very good time at karuizawa.

  • We always looked down on him.

  • She despised him.

  • They did not think anything of the news.

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