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軽
Meaning:

In Japanese,軽 means “light”.
(the adjective, means “not heavy”)
How to read it:
Kunyomi | かる |
Onyomi | けい |
How to write it:

Origin:

It will be hard to remember 軽 by its origin.
So I will find a way to help you remember it.
軽=車+圣。
車 means “car”, and 圣 means “holy”, holy’s car must be very light because it can fly.
So 軽 stands for “light”.
Note: Below is the origin and development of kanji 車. |

Development:

Vocabulary:
Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
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Basic | 軽い | かるい | light |
Adv | 気軽 | きがる | feel free |
Adv | 軽減 | けいげん | reduction |
Adv | 軽蔑 | けいべつ | contempt |
Adv | 手軽 | てがる | easy |
Adv | 軽視 | けいし | neglect |
H_Adv | 軽快 | けいかい | agility |
H_Adv | 軽量 | けいりょう | lightweight |
H_Adv | 身軽 | みがる | light |
S_Adv | 軽薄 | けいはく | flip |
S_Adv | 軽々しい | かるがるしい | thoughtless |
S_Adv | 軽度 | けいど | mild |
S_Adv | 軽んじる | かろんじる | make light of |
S_Adv | 軽微 | けいび | slight |
Others | 軽食 | けいしょく | light meal |
Others | 軽装 | けいそう | light clothing |
Others | 軽症 | けいしょう | mild |
Others | 軽油 | けいゆ | light oil |
Others | 軽傷 | けいしょう | slight injury |