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Kanji Grade 3 - 軽

Kanji character Grade 3 軽. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 軽
About
lightly, trifling, unimportant
Kun: かる.い、 かろ.やか、 かろ.んじる
On: ケイ、 キョウ、 キン
12 strokes
Radical: cart, car 車
Parts: 又 土 車
 
Onyomi
軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny
 
Kunyomi
軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of