Usage patterns ライトをつける to turn on a light
It got dark, so I turned on the light in the room.
ライトな 〈 事こと 〉 a light, casual (topic, mood, etc.)
Let's talk about something light today.
ライトを 消け す to turn off a light
Please turn off the light before going to sleep.
ライトな 〈 物もの 〉 something mild or light (in taste, color, etc.)
This beer has a light taste and is easy to drink.
Related words 明かり is a native Japanese word for illumination with a warm, everyday feel, while ライト is the borrowed word used for lamps, devices, and technical lighting.
軽い describes physical weight or seriousness, while ライト is used for abstract lightness such as color, taste, or mood and cannot replace 軽い for weight.
照明 is the formal term for lighting equipment or illumination used in technical or professional contexts, while ライト refers more generally to a light or light source.
薄い describes something faint or thin, like a weak flavor or pale color, similar to how ライト describes something mild, but 薄い can also mean physically thin.
Opposites 闇 means darkness or the absence of light, the opposite of ライト used to mean illumination.
濃い describes something strong, dark, or rich in color or taste, the opposite of ライト meaning mild or pale.
Word family· 87 highlight
spotlight · close observation; public attention
headlight (vehicle) · headlamp; head torch
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
moonlight
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searchlight
taillight; tail lamp; rear light
light green
copyright
limelight
lightweight (weight class)
air right
key light
sunlight
light canned tuna
light van
light pen
laterite
underwater light; dive light
upright
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Etymology Borrowed from English 'light'. The adjectival use follows the pattern of many loanwords that become na-adjectives in Japanese.
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