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輕

輕 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. かるい。
  2. かろんじる。いやしめる。さげすむ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「車」+音符「巠」。「かるい」を意味する漢語｛輕｝を表す字。「車」は、この単語が車の一種を指す語として使われたことによる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

light, easy, simple, gentle

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケイ
Kun (native)
  • かる(い)
  • かろ(やか)
  • かろ(んじる)
Other languages
  • 拼音qing1
  • 한글gyeong
  • Hán-ViệtKhinh
  • Hán-ViệtKhánh

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
車(くるま)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+8F15

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰車巠

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