かる
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
2. light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
3. non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
4. slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
5. easy; simple
6. indiscriminate
Kanji used
lightweight
Pitch accent
るい
Top 600
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
loose-tongued; talkative
Examples (24 in total)
This chair is light.
The opposite of "heavy" is "light."
An airship is lighter than air.
Today I want to eat something light.
I like light shoes.
I had a light lunch.
I usually have a light breakfast.
This laptop is thin and light.
I felt a light touch on my shoulder.
Sorry, I only meant it as a joke.
I have a slight headache now.
I take light exercise every morning.
She always walks with a light step.
This box is light enough to carry.
He is a little light for a sumo wrestler.
This box is light enough for him to carry.
The substance is light enough to float on the water.
Although Eri's suitcase looks heavy, it's actually very light.
After a light swim, I came up from the water and sat down on the poolside.
The boy caressed the girl's chin and kissed her cheek.
When meeting a person for the first time, keep the conversation light.
This handmade Italian-made titanium bicycle is terribly light.
When it lightly rains like that, I wish to go for a walk in a park.
Ten people were slightly injured in the accident.