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軽率 (けいそつ): thoughtless, careless, hasty — Japanese vocabulary

軽率 is read けいそつ and means "thoughtless, careless, hasty". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

軽率

Reading
けいそつ · keisotsu
Translation
thoughtless, careless, hasty
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
けいそつが

Example

軽率に答えるな。

けいそつにこたえるな。

Do not answer hastily.

Kanji in this word

  • 軽 — light, easy
  • 率 — rate, lead

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