軽い

かるい

Light; minor; non-serious

N5i-adjective·karui

How to remember it

軽 carries 人 (person) on a light cart — easy to lift or carry.

Example sentences

  • この荷物はとても軽いです。

    このにもつはとてもかるいです。

    This luggage is very light.

  • 病気は軽いので心配しないでください。

    びょうきはかるいのでしんぱいしないでください。

    The illness is mild, so please don't worry.

Usage

Also "casual"; 軽い気持ち = "a casual feeling." Opposite of 重い.

Related words

重い軽自動車軽く

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