Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 軽率(けいそつ) in Japanese

軽率, 軽卒
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
けいそつ
Romaji
keisotsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
    Example sentence
    よいが、他方しばしば軽率な間違いする He is clever, but on the other hand he often makes careless mistakes.

Examples of 軽率, 軽卒, けいそつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

12 strokes

lightly, trifling, unimportant

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: かる.い, かろ.やか, かろ.んじる

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JLPT 2

8 strokes

graduate, soldier, private, die

On'Yomi: ソツ, シュツ

Kun'Yomi: そっ.する, お.える, お.わる, ついに, にわか

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JLPT 2

11 strokes

ratio, rate, proportion, %, coefficient, factor

On'Yomi: ソツ, リツ, シュツ

Kun'Yomi: ひき.いる

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