軽
軽

lightly, trifling, unimportant

12 strokesFrequency 790JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ケイキョウキン

Kun

かる.いかろ.やかかろ.んじる

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Common Words

軽いかるいかろい～い Adj.Freq #580
1

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

Examples
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.
2

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

Examples
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.
3

non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial

Examples
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.
4

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

Examples
私は軽く肩を触れられるのを感じた。
I felt a light touch on my shoulder.
5

easy; simple

6

indiscriminate

Examples
私は気が短いし、口も軽い男だ。
I'm short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.
気軽きがるFreq #5108
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly

Examples
私たちの惑星は飛ぶ鳥の気軽さで宇宙を動いている。
Our planet moves in space with the lightness of a bird in flight.
2

Common noun

ease

軽蔑けいべつNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #6204
1

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

Examples
私は彼をひどく軽蔑している。
I have a fine contempt for him.
軽やかかろやかかるやか～な Adj.Freq #6348
1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

Examples
彼女の足取りは妖精のように軽やかだった。
Her footsteps were as light as a fairy's.
軽々軽軽かるがるかろがろAdverb～と Adverb～する VerbFreq #6815
1

lightly; easily; carelessly

Examples
踊り手たちは舞台を横切って軽々と踊っていった。
The dancers tripped lightly across the stage.
軽快けいかいNounFreq #7915
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

light (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy

Examples
リズムは軽快でテンポは速く、その曲は若者に好まれている。
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

軽けいFreq #9404
1

Prefix

light (e.g. aircraft, truck)

2

Abbreviation; Common noun

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

軽口かるくちNoun～の Adj.Freq #9773
1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

身軽身がるみがる～な Adj.Freq #10815
1

agile; nimble; light (of foot)

Examples
捕らえることのできないもの、身軽で素早いもののたとえ、だそうです。
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

軽々しい軽軽しいかるがるしいかろがろしい～い Adj.Freq #11378
1

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

Examples
この問題は軽々しく扱ってはならない。
This matter must not be trifled with.
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