軽 Kanji – lightly
The Japanese kanji 軽 can mean lightly, trifling, unimportant.
Meaning and Readings
How is 軽 read?
軽 has the onyomi readings ケイ, キョウ, キン and the kunyomi readings かるい, かろやか, かろんじる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kei, kyou, kin, karui, karoyaka, karonjiru.
Common Japanese Words Using 軽
These common Japanese words contain 軽. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 気軽（きがる） — carefree, buoyant, lighthearted, sprightly
- 軽い（かるい） — light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
- 軽音楽（けいおんがく） — light music, popular music
- 軽快（けいかい） — light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy
- 軽減（けいげん） — abatement, reduction
- 軽工業（けいこうぎょう） — light industry
- 軽視（けいし） — making light of, thinking little of, slighting, belittling, dismissing, contempt, disdain
- 軽傷（けいしょう） — minor injury
- 軽食（けいしょく） — light meal, snack, refreshments
- 軽震（けいしん） — weak earthquake
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