軽 — light, light (in weight), lightly
かるい
軽
light
かるい
U+8EFD
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #790
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #774
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- light
- light (in weight)
- lightly
- trifling
- unimportant
Readings
- On'yomi
- けい kei きょう kyou きん kin
- Kun'yomi
- かる karu かろ karo
word
かる ・がる karu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
けい kei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
かろ karo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
20 wordsEach dot is a word containing 軽: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 10 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.