Moto 軽: Lightly; Trifling; UnimportantKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ケイ、キョウ、キン
- Kun'yomi
- かる(い)、かろ(やか)、かろ(んじる)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 180 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ケイ・キョウ・キン)
- 軽傷けいしょうminor injury
- 軽減けいげんabatement; reduction
- 軽けいlight (e.g. aircraft, truck)
- 軽量けいりょうlight weight
- 軽自動車けいじどうしゃlight motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car
- 軽油けいゆdiesel oil; gas oil
- 軽快けいかいlight (of movements); nimble
- 軽視けいしmaking light of; thinking little of
- 軽率けいそつrash; thoughtless
- 軽震けいしんweak earthquake
- 軽妙けいみょうlight and easy; lambent
- 軽工業けいこうぎょうlight industry
- 軽度けいどslight (degree); light
- 軽微けいびslight; little
- 軽機関銃けいきかんじゅうlight machine gun
- 軽犯罪けいはんざいminor offence; minor offense
- 軽症けいしょうminor illness
- 軽蔑けいべつscorn; disdain
- 軽薄けいはくfrivolous; flippant
- 軽装けいそうlight clothing; dressing light
- 軽重けいじゅうrelative weight; lightness and heaviness
- 軽金属けいきんぞくlight metals
- 軽音楽けいおんがくlight music; popular music
- 軽食けいしょくlight meal
- 三軽さんけいthree famous beauty spots
- 剽軽ひょうきんfacetious; droll
- 剽軽者ひょうきんものcomical person
- 加圧水型軽水炉かあつすいがたけいすいろpressurized light-water reactor
- 常不軽じょうふきょうSadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
- 直留軽油ちょくりゅうけいゆstraight diesel oil
- 短慮軽率たんりょけいそつimpulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 手軽てがるeasy; simple
- 気軽きがるcarefree; buoyant
- 軽やかかろやかlight; easy
- 身軽みがるagile; nimble
- 軽いかるいlight (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
- 軽はずみかるはずみthoughtless; rash
- 軽んじるかろんじるto look down on; to make light of
- 軽口かるくちtalkative; loose-lipped
- 軽石かるいしpumice stone
- フットワークが軽いフットワークがかるいquickly adaptable; pro-active
- フッ軽フッかるquickly adaptable (of a person); pro-active
- 一寸の光陰軽んずべからずいっすんのこういんかろんずべからずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious
- 一寸の光陰軽んず可からずいっすんのこういんかろんずべからずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious
- 口が軽いくちがかるいhaving a loose tongue; being talkative
- 口の軽いくちのかるいloose-tongued; talkative
- 口軽くちがるloose-lipped; talkative
- 尻が軽いしりがかるいfast; brisk
- 尻の軽い女しりのかるいおんなwanton girl
- 尻軽しりがるloose; promiscuous
- 尻軽女しりがるおんなpromiscuous woman; wanton girl
- 気が軽いきがかるいlight-hearted; carefree
- 気軽いきがるいcheerful; buoyant
- 気軽にきがるにfreely; readily
- 津軽つがるTsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
- 津軽弁つがるべんTsugaru Dialect (Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture)
- 津軽鉱つがるこうtsugaruite
Other readings
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