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軽

軽 — lightly, trifling, unimportant

On
ケイ, キョウ, キン
Kun
かるい, かろやか, かろんじる
Strokes
12
JLPT
N2
School grade
3

Common words with 軽

  • 軽減けいげんabatement; reductionCommon
  • 軽傷けいしょうminor injuryCommon

    彼は交通事故で軽傷を負った。
    He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.

  • 手軽てがるeasy; simple; informal; offhand; cheapCommon

    年来の経済病には手軽にきく万能薬などありません。
    There is no easy cure-all for old economic ills.

  • 気軽きがるcarefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightlyCommon
  • 軽量けいりょうlight weightCommon
  • 軽けいlight (e.g. aircraft, truck)Common
  • 軽自動車けいじどうしゃlight motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei carCommon
  • 軽油けいゆdiesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oilCommon
  • 軽快けいかいlight (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springyCommon
  • 軽視けいしmaking light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contemp…Common
  • 軽率けいそつrash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudentCommon
  • 軽やかかろやかlight; easy; non-serious; minorCommon
  • 軽々かるがるlightly; easily; carelesslyCommon
  • 軽震けいしんweak earthquakeCommon
  • 軽妙けいみょうlight and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smartCommon
  • 軽いかるいlight (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving…Common
  • 軽音楽けいおんがくlight music; popular musicCommon
  • 軽工業けいこうぎょうlight industryCommon
  • 軽食けいしょくlight meal; snack; refreshmentsCommon
  • 軽薄けいはくfrivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincereCommon

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 115 words that use 軽.

  • 軽減 けいげん abatement; reduction
  • 手軽 てがる easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
  • 気軽 きがる carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly
  • 軽 けい light (e.g. aircraft, truck)
  • 軽量 けいりょう light weight

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