軽微|けいびkeibi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. na-adjective, nounslight; little; insignificant
   被弾ひだんしました。ダメージは軽微けいびです。↗

   We've taken a hit. Trivial damage.

• Synonym些細ささいNeutralFor trivial things not worth mentioning; 「些細な損害」 is also possible. 「軽微」 leans written/formal and stresses slight degree.
• SynonymわずかNeutralMeans only a little or a mere amount; it stresses small quantity and does not specifically describe damage as slight.
• Synonym眇たるびょうたるWrittenA written pre-noun word, rarely used, meaning tiny or insignificant; it stresses smallness and does not specifically rate damage as slight.
• Synonym微々たるWrittenWritten/formal prose; a pre-noun word meaning negligible, as in 「微々たる差」; it stresses an extremely small amount.
• Related小さいちいさいNeutralThe most versatile word for 'small'; it stresses size or scale, while 「軽微」 stresses that a degree — of damage, injury, violation — is slight.
• Related末梢的まっしょうてきNeutralMeans peripheral — minor details off the main point. It does not specifically describe damage as slight, so it cannot always replace 「軽微」.
• Antonym重大じゅうだいNeutralAntonym: serious, important, grave — the opposite of the slightness 「軽微」 describes.
• Antonym深刻しんこくNeutralAntonym: serious, grave, acute — the opposite of damage or a situation being slight.

Use 「軽微」 when damage, injury, violations or changes are slight in degree — a written, report-like word, as in 「軽微な被害」「軽微な違反」. For small size say 「小さい」, for trivial matters 「些細」, for small amounts 「わずか」; the opposites are 「重大」 and 「深刻」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. (被害ひがいなどが) 少すくなくわずかであること。