けい
Meanings
Prefix
1. light (e.g. aircraft, truck)
Noun
Abbreviation
2. light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
Kanji used
lightweight
Pitch accent
Top 9500
Used in vocabulary (75 in total)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
abatement; reduction
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
slight; little; insignificant
slight (degree); light
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
light music; popular music
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
contempt; scorn
minor illness
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
light cruiser
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
hasty act; rash act
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
dirigible balloon
light work; light-duty work
light machine gun
scorn; disdain; contempt
light tank; whippet tank
thoughtless; flighty
lightly-armored soldier; soldier of low rank
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
trifling; slight
light vehicle lacking a motor (e.g. cart, bicycle)
aluminium; aluminum
gullibility
light breeze
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
quick and lightweight car
light passenger car; minicar; subcompact
easy; light; simple
four-wheeled light vehicle
four-wheeled light vehicle
light water
minor imprisonment; imprisonment without hard labor (hard labour)
posting trot (horse gait)
light (esp. in chemistry)
reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
simple printing (e.g. Risograph, mimeograph printing); quick printing; mimeography
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
three famous beauty spots
minor imprisonment; imprisonment without hard labor (hard labour)
weak earthquake
(electrical) appliance
k-car; kei car; lightweight car with low registration costs
light field gun
light labor; light labour
moronity; moron
Examples (3 in total)
Tourists poured into Karuizawa during the summer vacation.
Karuizawa is famous as a summer resort.
We leave for Karuizawa this afternoon.