軽い
Meanings
I-adjective
1. light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
2. light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
3. non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
4. slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
5. easy; simple
6. indiscriminate
7. light (shape or stones); stones that are not solid but can be used to sacrifice to gain something elsewhere
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かるい
Used in vocabulary
Examples66
私
I felt a light touch on my shoulder.
えり
Although Eri's suitcase looks heavy, it's actually very light.
私
I'm short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.
終わった
I felt very light on my feet afterwards.
しかし
However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.
その
You should not make little of the result.