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軽 kanji
lightly, trifling, unimportant
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
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On readings
ケイキョウキン
Kun readings
かるいかろやかかろんじる
Variant forms
輕Words with 軽
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N1軽快Popularlight (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy; light-hearted; cheerful; buoyant; jaunty; casual (e.g. clothing); rhythmical (e.g. melody); taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms; recovery; convalescence
- N1軽減Popularabatement; reduction
- N1軽蔑Popularcontempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
- N1軽率Popularrash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
- —軽Popularlight (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
- —軽視Popularmaking light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt; disdain
- —軽傷Popularminor injury
- —軽食Popularlight meal; snack; refreshments
- —軽震Popularweak earthquake
- —軽薄Popularfrivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
- —軽妙Popularlight and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
- —軽油Populardiesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oil; light oil
- —軽量Popularlight weight
- —軽音楽Popularlight music; popular music
- —軽工業Popularlight industry
- —軽自動車Popularlight motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
- —軽機light machine gun
- —軽少trifling; slight
- —軽症minor illness
- —軽装light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments