Kanji: 軽

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	車 Radical name: くるま
Meaning:	Lightly, trifling, unimportant
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 800 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	軽(かる)い	Light (in weight)
N1	気軽(きがる)	cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
N1	軽快(けいかい)	rhythmical (e.g. melody), casual (e.g. dress), light, nimble
N1	軽減(けいげん)	abatement
N1	軽率(けいそつ)	rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty
N1	軽蔑(けいべつ)	scorn, disdain
N1	手軽(てがる)	easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap