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Light I I.E Lightly Easy E.G Nimble Vehicles

Kanji
Onyomi ケイ
Kunyomi かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる
English lightly, trifling, unimportant
Examples 手軽(てがる): easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
気軽(きがる): (1) carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly (2) ease
軽快(けいかい): (1) casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble; jaunty; rhythmical (e.g. melody) (2) taking a turn for the better; receding of symptoms
軽率(けいそつ): rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
軽減(けいげん): abatement; reduction
軽い(かるい): (1) light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) (2) light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile (3) non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial (4) slight; small; gentle; soft (5) easy; simple (6) indiscriminate
軽蔑(けいべつ): scorn; disdain
JLPT Level 4
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 790
Components 車: car
圣: holy; sacred
Number of Strokes 12
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 159
Radical Strokes 7
Radical Reading くるま・くるまへん
Traditional Form
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword lightly
Koohii Story 1 Fact: this kanji is used to denote a certain class of vehicles in Japan whose engines are under a certain size (less than 750cc I think) and are called light vehicles here. Imagine a so-called light vehicle or a light-truck with a load of spools driving down a road ever so lightly, careful not to let any of the spools roll out onto the street.
Koohii Story 2 I want to tread lightly on the environment.... That´s why I CAR-SPOOL to work everyday.... I know, lame.
RTK Index (new) 774

Tags: jlpt.n4, grade3, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous

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