軽けい
Meanings
Prefix
1. light (e.g. aircraft, truck)
The unit crossed the mountains lightly armed.
Noun
Abbreviation
2. light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
No, our car is a kei car too.
Kanji used
lightweight
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (84 in total)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
abatement; reduction
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
Examples (6 in total)
No, our car is a kei car too.
You're right, that might be rather light gear.
Kei cars get good gas mileage and are popular.