軽い
karui
light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
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  1. karui light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile; non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial; slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke)
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Kanji Breakdown
Lightly, Trifling, Unimportant
On: けい,きょう,きん Kun: かる.い,かろ.やか,かろ.んじる
12 strokes N2
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
軽い → 軽くない → 軽かった → 軽くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても軽いですね。
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