Kanji 軽

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Radical: ⾞ (159)

Strokes: 12

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On:

ケイ、キョウ、キン

kei, kyoo, kin

Kun:

かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる

karu.i, karo.yaka, karo.njiru

Reading in names:

かる、とし

karu, toshi

Meanings:

простой; легкий; незначительный

lightly, trifling, unimportant

Grade: 3

JLPT: 4

Phonetic: 圣 (ケイ)

Kanji shape:

Kanji elements: 又, 土, 圣, 車

Antonyms: 重

Variants: 輕

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во времена самураев кататься на машине действительно было намного проще, чем ходить пешком :)
又 снова этот 土 самурай на 車 машине

Robert

21.08.2023 09:16

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Повозка (車) была слишком легкой (軽い), поэтому снова (又) повалилась на землю (土).

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inviz

05.02.2025 00:55

Examples

手軽な

てがるな

tegaruna

easy, simple, informal, offhand

気軽な

きがるな

kigaruna

cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted

軽い

かるい

karui

лёгкий; не тяжелый (о весе)

light, minor, not serious

軽やかな

かろやかな

karoyakana

light, airy, easy

軽傷

けいしょう

keishoo

minor injury

軽工業

けいこうぎょう

keikoogyou

light industry

軽快な

けいかいな

keikaina

rhythmical, casual, light, nimble

軽減する

けいげんする

keigensuru

lighten, lessen, abate [v.i.]

軽率な

けいそつな

keisotsuna

rash, impulsive, careless

軽薄な

けいはくな

keihakuna

frivolous, superficial

軽視する

けいしする

keishisuru

despise, slight, ignore, neglect

軽食

けいしょく

keishoku

light meal

Reading in other languages

Korean: 경

Korean (latin): gyeong

Pinyin: qing1

Vietnam: Khinh

Encoding

DECIMAL: 36605

HEX: 8EFD

JIS_LEVEL: 1

MINKUTEN: 1-23-58

UTF16: 8EFD

UTF8: E8 BB BD

Dictionary indexes

A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade): 387

A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Ken Henshall): 287

A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall): 269

Essential Kanji (P.G. O'Neill): 598

Gakken Kanji Dictionary ("A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage"): 650

Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki; White Rabbit Press): 258

Japanese Names (P.G. O'Neill): 1657

Kanji & Kana (Spahn & Hadamitzky): 556

Kanji & Kana (Spahn & Hadamitzky, 2 edition): 547

Kanji Learners Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 1999): 1015

Kanji Learners Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 2 edition, 2013): 1372

Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono): 116

Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide: 1775

Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 2013): 1909

Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette): 724

Morohashi Daikanwajiten (Volume 10, page 1011): 38281

New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 1990): 1515

Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig): 717

Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig, 6 edition): 774

The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Andrew Nelson): 4620

The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary (John Haig): 5953

Tuttle Kanji Cards: 395

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