This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケイ、かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる
Romaji: kei, karu.i, karo.yaka, karo.njiru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

lightly, trifling, unimportant

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  159
Frequency:  790
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-7-5
Korean Reading:  gyeong
Chinese Reading:  qing1
Unicode:  8efd
JIS:  375A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1515
Nelson Index: 4620
New Nelson Index: 5953
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7c5.3
Four Corner Index: 5701.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 269
Gakken Index: 650
Japanese Names Index: 1657
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38281
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.1011
Remembering the kanji Index: 717
Kanji Flashcards Index: 258
Kodansha Compact Index: 1775
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 287
Kanji in Context Index: 116
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1015
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1372
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 724
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 774
Essential Kanji Index: 598
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1909
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1572
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 387
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 395

Words

(けい)
light (e.g. vehicle, aircraft, etc.)
軽量 (けいりょう)
light weight
軽便鉄道 (けいべんてつどう、けいびんてつどう)
narrow-gauge railroad; light railway
軽自動車 (けいじどうしゃ)
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
手軽 (てがる)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
軽い (かるい、かろい)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile; non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; simple; indiscriminate
軽減 (けいげん)
abatement; reduction
津軽 (つがる)
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
軽快 (けいかい)
casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble; jaunty; rhythmical (e.g. melody); taking a turn for the better; receding of symptoms
軽視 (けいし)
making light of; slight; ignore; neglect; contempt; disdain
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