• 軽食けいしょく — light meal
• 軽快けいかい — nimble, light-hearted
• 軽視けいし — disregard
• 軽自動車けいじどうしゃ — small car / kei car
• 軽かろやか — graceful, light
• 軽かるい — light (in weight)

The kanji 軽 combines 車 (car/vehicle) and 圣 (phonetic element). It originally referred to a light, fast-moving war chariot, and came to mean “light” in both weight and tone.

軽かるい荷物にもつなら、自分じぶんで運はこべます。
If it’s light luggage, I can carry it myself.

その軽自動車けいじどうしゃは 燃費ねんぴがいいです。
That compact car has good fuel economy.

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