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軽い かるい、かろい karui

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  1. adjective (keiyoushi) light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
    antonym: 重い・1
  2. adjective (keiyoushi) light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
  3. adjective (keiyoushi) non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
  4. adjective (keiyoushi) slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
  5. adjective (keiyoushi) easy; simple
  6. adjective (keiyoushi) indiscriminate
    see: 口が軽い
  7. adjective (keiyoushi) go (game) light (shape or stones); stones that are not solid but can be used to sacrifice to gain something elsewhere
    see: 重い・7

Kanji in this word

lightly, trifling, unimportant

Example sentences

彼は相撲取りとしては少し軽い。
kare ha sumoutori to shi te ha sukoshi karui 。
He is a little light for a sumo wrestler.
彼は私の肩を軽くたたいた。
kare ha watakushi no kata wo karuku tatai ta 。
He patted me on the shoulder.
彼はにっこり笑って私の肩を軽くたたいた。
kare ha nikkori waraxtsu te watakushi no kata wo karuku tatai ta 。
He patted me on the shoulder with a smile.
彼はにこにこしながら私の背中を軽くたたいた。
kare ha nikoniko shi nagara watakushi no senaka wo karuku tatai ta 。
He patted me on the back with a smile.
彼はその事実を軽く見て失敗した。
kare ha sono jijitsu wo karuku mi te shippai shi ta 。
He made nothing of the fact and failed.
彼の負担を軽くしてやった。
kare no futan wo karuku shi te yaxtsu ta 。
I relieved him of his burden.

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