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

11.12.2023

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 Readingkarui
English Meaninglight
(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

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Japanese Sentenceこのカメラは思おもったより軽かるい。
Romaji ReadingKono kamera wa omotta yori karui.
English MeaningThis 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 ReadingKono kamera wa omotta yori karui desu.
English MeaningThis 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 ReadingKarui ashidori de ie ni kaeru.
English MeaningI’ll go home with light steps. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence軽い足取りで家に帰ります。
Romaji ReadingKarui ashidori de ie ni kaerimasu.
English MeaningI’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 ReadingKono ko wa mada karui kara dakko dekiru.
English MeaningI 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 ReadingKono ko wa mada karui kara dakko dekimasu.
English MeaningI 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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