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軽

Kanji 軽: meaning "light, easy", readings, stroke order

The kanji 軽 means "light, easy". On'yomi: ケイ; kun'yomi: かるい、かろやか. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
light, easy
On'yomi
ケイ
Kun'yomi
かるいかろやか
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
輕 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 軽

  • 軽い かるい — Light (weight)
  • 軽蔑 けいべつ — scorn, disdain
  • 気軽 きがる — cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
  • 軽快 けいかい — lively, casual, light
  • 軽減 けいげん — reduction, lessening
  • 軽率 けいそつ — thoughtless, careless, hasty
  • 手軽 てがる — easy, simple, cheap

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  5. 5
  6. 6
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  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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