Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3
JLPT level: N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: lightly, trifling, unimportant
Kunyomi: かる.い かろ.やか かろ.んじる
Onyomi: ケイ キョウ キン
Composition: 車 圣
Radical: 車
Reading: くるまへん
Meaning: cart, car
Strokes: 7
軽傷(けいしょう) minor injury
軽食(けいしょく) light meal
軽工業(けいこうぎょう) light industry
軽率な(けいそつな) rash, impulsive, careless
軽薄な(けいはくな) frivolous, superficial
軽快な(けいかいな) rhythmical, casual, light, nimble
軽視する(けいしする) despise, slight, ignore, neglect
軽減する(けいげんする) lighten, lessen, abate [v.i.]
軽い(かるい) light, minor, not serious
気軽な(きがるな) cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
手軽な(てがるな) easy, simple, informal, offhand
軽やかな(かろやかな) light, airy, easy
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
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
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3
JLPT level: N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: lightly, trifling, unimportant
Kunyomi: かる.い かろ.やか かろ.んじる
Onyomi: ケイ キョウ キン
Composition: 車 圣
Radical: 車
Reading: くるまへん
Meaning: cart, car
Strokes: 7
軽傷(けいしょう) minor injury
軽食(けいしょく) light meal
軽工業(けいこうぎょう) light industry
軽率な(けいそつな) rash, impulsive, careless
軽薄な(けいはくな) frivolous, superficial
軽快な(けいかいな) rhythmical, casual, light, nimble
軽視する(けいしする) despise, slight, ignore, neglect
軽減する(けいげんする) lighten, lessen, abate [v.i.]
軽い(かるい) light, minor, not serious
気軽な(きがるな) cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
手軽な(てがるな) easy, simple, informal, offhand
軽やかな(かろやかな) light, airy, easy
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
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