軽々・軽軽|かるがるkarugaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
かろがろkarogarook
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Which spelling to use
軽々軽々 is the most common written form. It is written entirely in kanji and is the recommended choice for beginners.
軽軽軽軽 is a less common alternative written entirely in kanji. You may encounter it, but choose 軽々 when writing as a beginner.
Definitions
- adverb (with と), suru verblightly; easily; carelessly
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 軽々する（かるがるする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 軽々します（かるがるします） |
| Negative (nai) | 軽々しない（かるがるしない） |
| polite (masen) | 軽々しません（かるがるしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 軽々せず・軽々せぬ（かるがるせず・かるがるせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 軽々した（かるがるした） |
| polite (mashita) | 軽々しました（かるがるしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 軽々しなかった（かるがるしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 軽々しませんでした（かるがるしませんでした） |
| Te form | 軽々して（かるがるして） |
| Potential | 軽々できる（かるがるできる） |
| Passive | 軽々される（かるがるされる） |
| Causative | 軽々させる（かるがるさせる） |
| Causative passive | 軽々させられる（かるがるさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 軽々すれば（かるがるすれば） |
| tara | 軽々したら（かるがるしたら） |
| Volitional | 軽々しよう（かるがるしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 軽々しましょう（かるがるしましょう） |
| Imperative | 軽々しろ（かるがるしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym楽々らくらくNeutralNeutral. Relaxed, effortless ease that stresses comfort and saved effort, as in 「楽々と勝つ」.
- Synonym難なくなんなくWrittenWritten/formal prose. With no difficulty, stressing that a difficulty is overcome; 「軽々」 can also suggest carelessness.
- SynonymあっさりNeutralNeutral. Common in everyday use: readily or flatly, as in a refusal, and also for light flavors or make-up.
- SynonymやすやすWrittenWritten/formal prose. Doing something with ease; 「軽々」 puts more weight on lifting something lightly or on acting carelessly.
- Synonym手も無くてもなくNeutralNeutral. Effortlessly, in one stroke, as in 「手もなく負ける」 or 「手もなく見破る」.
- Synonym苦もなくくもなくNeutralNeutral. Without any effort; close to 「難なく」 but slightly more colloquial.
- Synonym安々やすやすWrittenWritten/formal prose. Also calm and peaceful; in the 'easily' sense it is the same as 「易々」 but used less often.
- SynonymわけなくCasualColloquial. Effortlessly, with no trouble; the adverb form of 「わけない」.
- RelatedひょいひょいCasualColloquial mimetic word. Light, nimble movement, or doing something casually over and over.
Use 「軽々」 for lifting or handling something with ease and for doing something easily, but it can also imply carelessness, as in 「軽々と承諾する」. For plain, comfortable ease pick 「楽々」; for getting something done with no difficulty at all, 「難なく」 or 「易々」 fit best.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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