VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

軽い

かるい
hepburn karui

light (weight)

Part of speech · i-adjective

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Examples

  1. 軽いかばんが欲しいです。
    I want a light bag.
  2. 軽い食事をしました。
    I had a light meal.

Collocations

軽いかばん (light bag)軽い食事 (light meal)軽くなる (become lighter)気軽 (kigaru, easygoing — "light spirit")軽自動車 (kei-jidousha, compact car)

Mnemonic

軽い karui — opposite of 重い. Physical + figurative ("simple/easy"). 軽い食事 (light meal). Idiom 気軽 kigaru ("light spirit") = "easygoing/casual". Onyomi けい (kei): 軽自動車 kei-jidousha (Japan's under-660cc compact car), 軽量 keiryou (lightweight). Car-category vocab.

Quick check

  1. "Please come without hesitation" — idiom?

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