12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2
lightly, trifling, unimportant
Kun'yomi
か る い light (i.e. not heavy) ②light (i.e. of foot) ③non-serious ④slight か ろ や か light か ろ ん じ る to look down on
On'yomi
ケ イ light (e.g. aircraft, truck) ②light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp) キョウ キン
Character Breakdown
lightly, trifling, unimportant
かる.い ケイ かろ.やか (3rd, N2)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
References
| Unicode hex code | 8EFD |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-23-58 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4620 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5953 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1515 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1909 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1015 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1372 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 717 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 774 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 650 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1657 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 598 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 38281 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 269 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 547 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 556 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 387 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 258 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 287 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 395 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 116 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1775 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 724 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 7c5.3 |
| Four corner code | 5701.4 |
| De Roo Code | 1572 |