けい
Meanings
Prefix
1. light (e.g. aircraft, truck)
Noun
Abbreviation
2. light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (73 in total)
scorn; disdain; contempt
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
easy; light; simple
thoughtless; flighty
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
light meal
gullibility
light weight
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
light cavalry
slight; little; insignificant
dirigible balloon
abatement; reduction
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
light music; popular music
underling
light machine gun
light vehicle lacking a motor (e.g. cart, bicycle)
light aircraft
minor imprisonment; imprisonment without hard labor (hard labour)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
slight (degree); light
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
contempt; scorn
minor illness
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
light cruiser
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
hasty act; rash act
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
light work; light-duty work
light tank; whippet tank
lightly-armored soldier; soldier of low rank
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
light metal
trifling; slight
light machine gun
aluminium; aluminum
light infantry
light breeze
light industry
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
light alloy
reduced tax rate
light passenger car; minicar; subcompact
three famous beauty spots
quick and lightweight car
four-wheeled light vehicle
four-wheeled light vehicle
light water
light comedy
light opera
posting trot (horse gait)
light (esp. in chemistry)
reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
weak earthquake
simple printing (e.g. Risograph, mimeograph printing); quick printing; mimeography
light transport helicopter
light labor; light labour
k-car; kei car; lightweight car with low registration costs
(electrical) appliance
light vehicle tax
light field gun
moronity; moron
light verb
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.