軽
See also: 輕
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Translingual
| Traditional | 輕 |
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| Shinjitai | 軽 |
| Simplified | 轻 |
Han character
軽 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 十十水土 (JJEG), composition ⿰車圣)
Derived characters
- 𬬆
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1242, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38281
- Dae Jaweon: page 1718, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3525, character 11
- Unihan data for U+8EFD
Chinese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 軽 – see 輕 (“light; small; little; slight; minor; insignificant; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 輕). |
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 軽 – see 輊. (This character is a variant form of 輊). |
Japanese
| 軽 | |
| 輕 |
Kanji
軽
(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 輕)
- light (e.g. vehicle, aircraft), lightweight
Readings
- Go-on: きょう (kyō)←きやう (kyau, historical)
- Kan-on: けい (kei, Jōyō)
- Tō-on: きん (kin)
- Kun: かるい (karui, 軽い, Jōyō)、かろやか (karoyaka, 軽やか, Jōyō)、かろんじる (karonjiru, 軽んじる)、かろんずる (karonzuru, 軽んずる)
Compounds
Noun
軽 • (kei)
- abbreviation of 軽自動車 (“kei car, light automobile”)