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軽

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • lightly
  • trifling
  • unimportant

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケイ
  • キョウ
  • キン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かる.い
  • かろ.やか
  • かろ.んじる
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#909
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
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Components

Common Words

  • 軽いかるいi-Adj.light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
  • 軽快けいかいna-Adj.light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy
  • 軽減けいげんNounabatement, reduction
  • 軽視けいしNounmaking light of, thinking little of, slighting, belittling, dismissing, contempt, disdain
  • 軽傷けいしょうNounminor injury
  • 軽食けいしょくNounlight meal, snack, refreshments
  • 軽震けいしんNounweak earthquake
  • 軽薄けいはくna-Adj.frivolous, flippant, superficial, shallow, trifling, insincere

Practice in Kanjiru

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