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The kanji 軽: meaning, readings and stroke order
軽
- Meaning
- light (not heavy)
- On reading
- ケイ kei
- Kun reading
- かる（い） karui、かろ（やか） karoyaka
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 車 cart, car
- Level
- Level 3 · grade 3
- Old form
- 輕
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nhẹ (khinh)
- Japanese
- かるい。
- Korean
- 가볍다 (경)
- Chinese
- 轻
Readings, words and example sentences
ケイ kei · on reading · less common
軽食
light meal, snack
昼に 軽食を 取ります。
I have a light lunch.
かる（い） karui · kun reading
軽い
light (not heavy)
この かばんは とても 軽いです。
This bag is very light.
かろ（やか） karoyaka · kun reading · less common
軽やか
light and lively
軽やかな 音楽が 流れます。
Light, cheerful music is playing.
Practise writing 軽 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 軽 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 3 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.