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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
軽い かるい
かろ
 
軽い かろい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lightly, trifling, unimportant
かる.い ケイ かろ.やか (3rd, N2)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
holy, sacred
コツ クツ コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)