Meaning of light in Japanese

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Definition of light

あっさりした(assarishita)
  1. (adj-f) simple; light; easy; openhearted
フワフワ(fuwafuwa)
  1. (adj-na, adv, vs, adj-no) light; airy; fluffy
ライト(raito)
  1. (adj-na, n) light
  2. right
  3. (n) (baseb) right field; right fielder
ランプ(ranpu)
  1. (n) lamp; light →Related words: 洋灯
  2. ramp
  3. (food) rump
かるい(karui) · かろい(karoi) 軽い

軽 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-i) light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)

    えりのスーツケースは重たそうだが、実際はとても軽い。
    Although Eri's suitcase looks heavy, it's actually very light.

  2. light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile

    終わったあとも足が軽い感じがしました。
    I felt very light on my feet afterwards.

  3. non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial

    しかし彼に大きなけがはなく、軽い打撲傷で済んだ。
    However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.

  4. slight; small; gentle; soft

    私は軽く肩を触れられるのを感じた。
    I felt a light touch on my shoulder.

  5. easy; simple
  6. indiscriminate →Related words: 口が軽い

    私は気が短いし、口も軽い男だ。
    I'm short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.

  1. (adj-na) casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble; jaunty; rhythmical (e.g. melody)

    リズムは軽快でテンポは速く、その曲は若者に好まれている。
    The rhythm is light, and the tempo fast - that song is liked by young people.

  2. (n, vs) taking a turn for the better; receding of symptoms
ひかり(hikari)

光 Kanji Details

  1. (n) light

    光が世にやって来た。
    Light has come into the world.

  1. (adj-i) shallow; superficial

    この川はあそこで浅くなっている。
    This river becomes shallow at that point.

  2. slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
  3. short (time); early; young
  1. (adj-i) light; faint; pale; fleeting

    本気で似合うと思っていたらしいシャツは辞退し、淡いブルーのポロシャツをいただくことにした。
    The shirt she apparently seriously thought suited me I turned down and decided to accept a light blue polo shirt.

  1. (n) electricity

    このエアコンは電気を多量に消費する。
    This air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.

  2. (electric) light

    電気を消すのを忘れないで。
    Don't forget to turn the light off.

  1. (adj-i) thin

    肉を薄く切りなさい。
    Cut the meat into thin slices.

  2. pale; light

    彼はうすい青色のネクタイをしていた。
    He wore a light blue tie.

  3. watery; dilute; sparse

    うすい砂糖水を作った。
    I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.

  4. weak (taste, etc.)

    コーヒーは薄いのが好きです。
    I'd like my coffee weak.

  5. slim (probability, etc.); small

    私は成功の望みが薄い。
    There is little hope of my success.

  1. (adj-i) easy; simple; light

    彼はたやすく彼女の家を探すことが出来た。
    He could find her house easily.

  1. (adj-t, adv-to) brilliant; dazzling; light; bright

    大きな建物は光でこうこうと輝いていた。
    The big building was blazing with lights.

かるやか(karuyaka) · かろやか(karoyaka) 軽やか

軽 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-na, n) light; easy; non-serious; minor
  1. (n) light; lamp; torch
  1. (n) light; illumination; glow; gleam

    この明かりで字を読もうとすれば目が悪くなるよ。
    You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.

  2. lamp; light →Related words: 明かりを消す

    どうか明かりをつけて下さい。
    Turn on the light, please.

かげ(kage)

影 Kanji Details

  1. (n) shadow; silhouette

    その少女は自分の影におびえていた。
    The girl was afraid of her own shadow.

  2. reflection; image
  3. presence; sign
  4. light (stars, moon)

    月が湖に影を落としていた。
    The moonlight reflected on the lake.

  1. (adj-t, adv-to) uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent

    彼は他人の苦しみに対して淡淡だ。
    He is indifferent to the suffering of others.

  2. plain; light; simple; bland
  3. flowing gently
  1. (adj-na, n) light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain
  2. frank; candid; ingenuous; indifferent
  1. (adj-na) agile; nimble; light (of foot)

    捕らえることのできないもの、身軽で素早いもののたとえ、だそうです。
    It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.

  2. casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage)
  3. carefree; with limited responsibility
  1. (adj-na, n) easy; light; simple
  1. (n, adj-na, adj-no) of thin make; light; thin; shallow; slight wound
  1. (n) light (flavor, flavour)
  1. (adj-na, n) light (weight)
  1. (n, pref) light
  1. (pref) light (e.g. colour, color)
  1. (adj-f) light; frivolous; amorous; flamboyant
  1. (adj-na) easygoing; unconventional; happy-go-lucky; light
さくい(sakui)
  1. (adj-i) friendly; sociable
  2. brittle; fragile; light
  1. (n) light; lamp
  2. (n, n-suf) obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
  1. (n) light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp →Related words: 御明かし
  1. (n) light; lamp
  2. (suf, ctr) counter for electric lights
  1. (n) light; lamp
  2. baiting deer with a lighted torch
  1. (n) light; lamp
  1. (adj-i) nimble; light
  1. (adj-f) light (esp. in chemistry) →Related words: 軽質油

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