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軜
軜
12 strokes
Frequency: 790
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

lightly
trifling
unimportant

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケむ
キョォ
キン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かる.い
かろ.やか
かろ.んじる

Common Words

かるい
かろい
ïœžă„ Adj.
Freq #580
1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)

Examples
えりぼă‚čăƒŒăƒ„ă‚±ăƒŒă‚čăŻé‡ăŸăă†ă ăŒă€ćźŸéš›ăŻăšăŠă‚‚è»œă„ă€‚
Although Eri's suitcase looks heavy, it's actually very light.
2

light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile

Examples
ç”‚ă‚ăŁăŸă‚ăšă‚‚è¶łăŒè»œă„æ„Ÿă˜ăŒă—ăŸă—ăŸă€‚
I felt very light on my feet afterwards.
3

non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial

Examples
ă—ă‹ă—ćœŒă«ć€§ăăȘけがはăȘăă€è»œă„æ‰“æ’Čć‚·ă§æžˆă‚“ă ă€‚
However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.
4

slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)

Examples
ç§ăŻè»œăè‚©ă‚’è§Šă‚Œă‚‰ă‚Œă‚‹ăźă‚’æ„Ÿă˜ăŸă€‚
I felt a light touch on my shoulder.
5

easy; simple

6

indiscriminate

Examples
ç§ăŻæ°—ăŒçŸ­ă„ă—ă€ćŁă‚‚è»œă„ç”·ă ă€‚
I'm short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.
きがる
Freq #5108
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly

Examples
ç§ăŸăĄăźæƒ‘æ˜ŸăŻéŁ›ă¶éł„ăźæ°—è»œă•ă§ćź‡ćź™ă‚’ć‹•ă„ăŠă„ă‚‹ă€‚
Our planet moves in space with the lightness of a bird in flight.
2

Common noun

ease

けいăč぀
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #6204
1

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

Examples
ç§ăŻćœŒă‚’ăČă©ăè»œè”‘ă—ăŠă„ă‚‹ă€‚
I have a fine contempt for him.
かろやか
かるやか
ăȘ Adj.
Freq #6348
1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

Examples
ćœŒć„łăźè¶łć–ă‚ŠăŻćŠ–çČŸăźă‚ˆă†ă«è»œă‚„ă‹ă ăŁăŸă€‚
Her footsteps were as light as a fairy's.
軜軜
かるがる
かろがろ
Adverb
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
ïœžăš Adverb
Freq #6815
1

lightly; easily; carelessly

Examples
èžŠă‚Šæ‰‹ăŸăĄăŻèˆžć°ă‚’æšȘćˆ‡ăŁăŠè»œă€…ăšèžŠăŁăŠă„ăŁăŸă€‚
The dancers tripped lightly across the stage.
けいかい
Noun
Freq #7915
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

light (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy

Examples
ăƒȘă‚șăƒ ăŻè»œćż«ă§ăƒ†ăƒłăƒăŻé€Ÿăă€ăăźæ›ČăŻè‹„è€…ă«ć„œăŸă‚ŒăŠă„ă‚‹ă€‚
The rhythm is light, and the tempo fast - that song is liked by young people.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

light-hearted; cheerful; buoyant; jaunty; casual (e.g. clothing); rhythmical (e.g. melody)

3

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

けい
Freq #9404
1

Prefix

light (e.g. aircraft, truck)

2

Abbreviation; Common noun

light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

かるくち
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #9773
1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

èș«ăŒă‚‹
みがる
ăȘ Adj.
Freq #10815
1

agile; nimble; light (of foot)

Examples
æ•ă‚‰ăˆă‚‹ă“ăšăźă§ăăȘいもぼ、èș«è»œă§çŽ æ—©ă„ă‚‚ăźăźăŸăšăˆă€ă ăă†ă§ă™ă€‚
It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.
2

casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage)

3

carefree; with limited responsibility

è»œè»œă—ă„
かるがるしい
かろがろしい
ïœžă„ Adj.
Freq #11378
1

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

Examples
ă“ăźć•éĄŒăŻè»œă€…ă—ăæ‰±ăŁăŠăŻăȘらăȘい。
This matter must not be trifled with.
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