# 軽 — Lightweight

Frequency rank 638 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 曲 (Music), less common than 企 (Plan).

- On’yomi: けい
- Kun’yomi: かる、かろ
- Radical: 車 Cart (Kangxi 159)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A car (車) driven by a gladiator (圣) — the chariot is stripped down and lightweight for maximum speed in the arena.

In words:

- 軽い かるい — light
- 軽率 けいそつ — rash;thoughtless;careless;hasty
- 軽減 けいげん — abatement

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