Meanings
Readings
Common Words
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
easy; simple
indiscriminate
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly
Common noun
ease
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
light; easy; non-serious; minor
lightly; easily; carelessly
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
light (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
light-hearted; cheerful; buoyant; jaunty; casual (e.g. clothing); rhythmical (e.g. melody)
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms; recovery; convalescence
Prefix
light (e.g. aircraft, truck)
Abbreviation; Common noun
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
agile; nimble; light (of foot)
casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage)
carefree; with limited responsibility
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
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