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軽い

かるい

Readings

かるいかろい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-ilight (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
  2. 2.
    adj-ilight (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
  3. 3.
    adj-inon-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
  4. 4.
    adj-islight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
  5. 5.
    adj-ieasy; simple
  6. 6.
    adj-iindiscriminate

Kanji breakdown

軽
N312 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

えりのスーツケースは重たそうだが、実際はとても軽い。

Although Eri's suitcase looks heavy, it's actually very light.

終わったあとも足が軽い感じがしました。

I felt very light on my feet afterwards.

しかし彼に大きなけがはなく、軽い打撲傷で済んだ。

However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.

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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; non-serious; minor; slight

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