軽い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かる
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

軽い (-i inflection, hiragana かるい, rōmaji karui)

  1. light
     (かる)荷物 (にもつ)
    karui nimotsu
    light baggage
  2. slight, light, mild
     (かる) (ばつ)
    karui batsu
    a light punishment
     (かる)肺炎 (はいえん)
    karui haien
    mild pneumonia
  3. easy
     (かる)仕事 (しごと)
    karui shigoto
    an easy job
  4. talkative
    彼女 (かのじょ) (くち) (かる) (おんな)だ。
    Kanojo wa kuchi no karui onna da.
    She is a talkative woman.

Inflection

Antonyms

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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