How to say “light (weight)” in Japanese | 軽い (かるい、karui)

The Japanese vocabulary「軽い (かるい、karui)」means “light (weight).” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	軽い
Hiragana	かるい
Romaji Reading	karui
English Meaning	light (Dictionary Form)

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	このカメラは思おもったより軽かるい。
Romaji Reading	Kono kamera wa omotta yori karui.
English Meaning	This camera is lighter than I thought. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	このカメラは思ったより軽いです。
Romaji Reading	Kono kamera wa omotta yori karui desu.
English Meaning	This camera is lighter than I thought. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	軽かるい足あし取どりで家いえに帰かえる。
Romaji Reading	Karui ashidori de ie ni kaeru.
English Meaning	I’ll go home with light steps. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	軽い足取りで家に帰ります。
Romaji Reading	Karui ashidori de ie ni kaerimasu.
English Meaning	I’ll go home with light steps. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	この子こはまだ軽かるいから抱だっこできる。
Romaji Reading	Kono ko wa mada karui kara dakko dekiru.
English Meaning	I can carry this child since he/she is still light. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	この子はまだ軽いから抱っこできます。
Romaji Reading	Kono ko wa mada karui kara dakko dekimasu.
English Meaning	I can carry this child since he/she is still light. (Polite Form)

The literal translation of「この子こ」is “this child.” However, there are many cases that it means “my child.”

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