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軽かるい

Kana かるい Romaji karui

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01i-adjective

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)

02i-adjective

light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile

03i-adjective

non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial

04i-adjective

slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)

05i-adjective

easy; simple

06i-adjective

indiscriminate

07i-adjective

go (game)

light (shape or stones); stones that are not solid but can be used to sacrifice to gain something elsewhere

Examples

私は気が短いし、口も軽い男だ。

I'm short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.

Tatoeba #74010

私は軽く肩を触れられるのを感じた。

I felt a light touch on my shoulder.

Tatoeba #157365

終わったあとも足が軽い感じがしました。

I felt very light on my feet afterwards.

Tatoeba #74145

Other forms

かろい

Source

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