01
軽い
かるい
light (weight)
Meanings
- lightly
- trifling
- unimportant
Readings
Onyomi
- ケイ
- キョウ
- キン
Kunyomi
- かる.い
- かろ.やか
- かろ.んじる
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Useful words
02
手軽
てがる
easy, simple
03
気軽
きがる
casual, lighthearted
04
軽食
けいしょく
light meal, snack
05
軽減
けいげん
reduction, mitigation
06
軽率
けいそつ
rash, thoughtless
Compare Kanji
01重Pair95%heavy, importantLight and heavy are the core contrast that fixes 軽 in memory.02弱Meaning72%weak, frailWeakness is not the same as lightness, but both suggest less force.03薄Meaning76%dilute, thinThinness in 薄 often travels with a light feel in everyday description.04易Meaning70%easy, ready toEasy and light overlap when something feels low-effort.05車Component78%carThe vehicle radical on the left keeps 軽 visually tied to motion and wheels.06軟Component68%soft軟 shares the 車 side, but softness rather than lightness drives its meaning.