► 形容詞
軽い [(0,2)かるい] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ 三十分ほど軽くジョギングした ⇨ I jogged at a light pace for about 30 minutes
☆ 彼にとっては腕立て伏せ200回は軽い ⇨ 200 pushups are no big deal for him
☆ 彼は年に十億円は軽く稼いでいる ⇨ He is easily, at least, making ¥1 billion a year
☆ 私は苦情を申し立てたが軽くあしらわれた ⇨ I made a complaint but got brushed off
軽い [(0,2)かるい] meaning: frivolous rank: 1
☆ 軽い気持ちでやったのではない ⇨ I didn’t do it with light thinking, frivolously
☆ 彼は軽い感じがする ⇨ He looks superficial, frivolous (☛ Always negative)
軽い [(0,2)かるい] meaning: light rank: 1
☆ アルミは鉄より軽い ⇨ Aluminum is lighter than steel
☆ 彼女は彼の頬に軽くキスをした ⇨ She kissed him lightly on the cheek
☆ 損失は大したことが無いと聞いて気が随分軽くなった ⇨ My mind got lighter, I felt a lot better, when I heard the loss was minimal
☆ 軽い食事 ⇨ Light meal
☆ 軽く飲もうよ ⇨ Let’s drink lightly, have a few drinks
軽い [(0,2)かるい] meaning: serious rank: 1
☆ 彼の症状は軽い ⇨ His symptom is mild
☆ 私達は軽い話題以外は避けた ⇨ We avoided everything other than light topics
☆ 軽く考えていると痛い目に遭うぞ ⇨ If you don’t take it seriously, you’re gonna be in trouble
軽い [(0,2)かるい] [軽く見る] meaning: serious rank: 1
☆ 彼等は相手を軽く見ていた ⇨ They were underestimating the opponent
More examples:
- 裁判官は事情を斟酌して軽い判決を下した ⇨ The judge considered the mitigating circumstances and gave a light sentence
- 彼の症状はごく軽い ⇨ His symptom is very minor
- 大抵の人は軽い症状で済む ⇨ Most people only get mild symptoms
- カーボンファイバーは金属より固くて軽い ⇨ Carbon fiber is stronger and lighter than metal
- 車体は非常に固くて軽い材質で出来ている ⇨ The chassis is made of very rigid and light material
- 彼女は口が軽いから秘密は教えられない ⇨ Her mouth is light, she’s a tattletale, so you can’t tell her secrets
- 裁判官は情状酌量して軽い判決を下した ⇨ The judge took the mitigating circumstances and gave a light sentence
- 膝に軽い痛みがある ⇨ There is, I have, some pain in my knee
- 彼は配線工事中に感電して軽い火傷を負った ⇨ He received electrical shock during wiring work and suffered a minor burn