Keyword
lightweight
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig774
Old form
Readings
かる
(41%)
かろ
(39%)
けい
(9%)
がる
(6%)
がろ
(2%)
Composed of
vehicle
sacred
Used in vocabulary (186 in total)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
scorn; disdain; contempt
light; easy; non-serious; minor
lightly; easily; carelessly
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
abatement; reduction
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to look down on; to make light of
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
light (weight)
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
slight; little; insignificant
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
slight (degree); light
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
acrobatics; risky undertaking
minor illness
light music; popular music
contempt; scorn
loose-tongued; talkative
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
facetious; droll; funny
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
hasty act; rash act
light-hearted; carefree
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
pumice stone
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
quickly adaptable; pro-active
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
diesel oil; gas oil; light oil
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
nimble; light
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
light cruiser
loose-lipped; talkative
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
light passenger car; minicar; subcompact
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
light work; light-duty work
ultralight; ultralightweight
person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
scorn; disdain; contempt
dirigible balloon
lightly-armored soldier; soldier of low rank
thoughtless; flighty
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
trifling; slight
Tsugaru Dialect (Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture)
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
cheerfully working
light tank; whippet tank
light vehicle lacking a motor (e.g. cart, bicycle)
narrow-gauge railway; light railway
cheerfully working; hasty
freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal
gullibility
light machine gun
aluminium; aluminum
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
fast; brisk; careless; thoughtless; (of a woman) wanton; promiscuous
witty; smart and polished
light breeze
shallow, glib and obsequious person
to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
relief measure; mitigation measure
hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese
quick and lightweight car
quickly adaptable (of a person); pro-active
four-wheeled light vehicle
four-wheeled light vehicle
light boat; skiff
fickle; frivolous
easy; light; simple
steamed sweet bun made from grated yam and rice flour
light water
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
lightly; easily; carelessly
small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
to belittle; to look down on
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
posting trot (horse gait)
reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
minor offense; minor offence
to jest; to joke
light-water reactor
minor imprisonment; imprisonment without hard labor (hard labour)
light (esp. in chemistry)
simple, easy, and convenient
pejorative term; derogatory word; invective
frivolity; superficiality; fickleness; lack of substance
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
impulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
light jest or story
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
light air (Beaufort scale)
light (weight)
there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines
simple printing (e.g. Risograph, mimeograph printing); quick printing; mimeography
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda
hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese
steamed sweet bun made from grated yam and rice flour
lightness
three famous beauty spots
minor imprisonment; imprisonment without hard labor (hard labour)
weak earthquake
there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines
honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda
light labor; light labour
k-car; kei car; lightweight car with low registration costs
(electrical) appliance
light-water nuclear reactor
loam; humus; soil formed from fine volcanic ash
Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
light field gun
light crude oil
moronity; moron
least concern (IUCN Red List category)
neutral tone (in spoken Chinese)
light rain
sauna mounted on a small truck
Examples (70 in total)
Today I want to eat something light.
I felt a light touch on my shoulder.
This chair is light.