軽 – lightly, trifling, unimportant

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The kanji 軽 means lightly, trifling, unimportant. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ、キョウ、キン (kei, kyou, kin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる (karui, karoyaka, karonjiru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 車 (no. 159).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
On’yomi	キン	kin
Kun’yomi	かる.い	karui
Kun’yomi	かろ.やか	karoyaka
Kun’yomi	かろ.んじる	karonjiru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 車 (Kangxi radical 159). Components: 車・土・又.

Words using 軽

軽いかるいlight (i.e. not heavy)軽蔑けいべつcontempt気軽きがるcarefree軽快けいかいlight (of movements)軽減けいげんabatement軽率けいそつrash手軽てがるeasy

Example sentences

えりのスーツケースは重たそうだが、実際はとても軽い。

Although Eri's suitcase looks heavy, it's actually very light.

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終わったあとも足が軽い感じがしました。

I felt very light on my feet afterwards.

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しかし彼に大きなけがはなく、軽い打撲傷で済んだ。

However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.

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Kanji with the same radical

軍転車輸輪載較輝軸軟輩軒軌

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