Kanji Course
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- 96 week duration
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Section 1
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Section 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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