漢字城 Kanji Fortress

軽 light (weight)

On'yomi
ケイ
Kun'yomi
かる-い
Strokes
12
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): かる-い.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
軽 is written in 12 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A car so empty inside it feels light enough to push with one hand.

A common word

  • 軽い かるい light

Example sentences

  • このにもつはかるいです。

    This luggage is light.

  • あさはかるいしょくじにしています。

    I have a light meal in the morning.

Kanji that share a part

車 is its radical. 20 kanji share it in all.

  • 転 turn
  • 連 take along N3
  • 軍 army N2
  • 庫 warehouse N2
  • 軟 soft N2
  • 較 compare N2
  • 撃 attack N2
  • 輪 wheel N2

圣 is a component.

  • 経 pass
  • 茎 stem N1
  • 径 diameter N1
  • 怪 suspicious N1