軽
軽 — Lightly
lightly, trifling, unimportant
On’yomiケイ (kei)
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
On’yomiキン (kin)
Kun’yomiかるい (karui)
Kun’yomiかろやか (karoyaka)
Kun’yomiかろんじる (karonjiru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 軽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軽減 | けいげん keigen | abatement; reduction |
| 軽傷 | けいしょう keishou | minor injury |
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy; simple; informal |
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | carefree; buoyant; lighthearted |
| 軽量 | けいりょう keiryou | light weight |
| 軽 | けい kei | light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car |
Study notes
軽 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #790 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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