How to say 'Lightness' in Japanese | 軽

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The Japanese word for Lightness is 'Kei', written as 軽 in Japanese.'Lightness' in hiragana is けい.

word

軽

Meaning

Lightness

Reading

けい

kei

Kanji

軽Lightly

Explanation

The Japanese noun '軽 (けい)' primarily refers to 'lightness' in terms of weight or seriousness. It can describe physical objects that are not heavy, as well as abstract concepts like a light mood or a minor issue. For example: This bag is light「このバッグは軽だ」(このバッグはけいだ). He has a light personality「彼は軽な性格だ」(かれはけいなせいかくだ). Note that '軽' is often used in compound words to convey the idea of lightness or ease, such as '軽食 (けいしょく)' meaning 'light meal'.

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

5508

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 軽

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

軽

Meaning

Lightly

Words Related to 軽 Through the Kanji 軽

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 軽 as well.

word

軽い

Meaning

Light

word

気軽

Meaning

Casual

word

軽率

Meaning

Rash

word

軽蔑

Meaning

Scorn

word

手軽

Meaning

Easy

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'Kei' means 'Lightness' .

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