気き軽がる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Describes a relaxed, unburdened attitude or atmosphere; often used when someone does something without hesitation or formality.

ease; lightness of heart

Noun form referring to the quality of being carefree or unburdened; often used in set phrases like 気軽さ.

気き軽がるに〈動どう詞し〉to do something readily, without hesitation or fuss
分わからないことがあれば気き軽がるに質しつ問もんしてください。
If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask.
〈人ひと〉に気き軽がるに声こえをかけるto casually strike up conversation with someone
彼かれは初しょ対たい面めんの人ひとにも気き軽がるに声こえをかける。
He casually talks to people even the first time he meets them.
気き軽がるな〈事こと〉a casual, low-pressure (occasion/activity)
近きん所じょの人ひとたちで気き軽がるな集あつまりを開ひらいた。
We held a casual get-together with the neighbors.
気き軽がるに〈場ば所しょ〉に行いくto go somewhere casually, without much planning
この店みせは気き軽がるに立たち寄よれる雰ふん囲い気きがある。
This shop has an atmosphere that makes it easy to drop by casually.

気き楽らくN2sense 1
気楽 stresses being free of worry and comfortable, while 気軽 stresses acting or speaking without hesitation or fuss.
手て軽がるN2sense 1
手軽 describes a task or method as easy or simple to do, whereas 気軽 describes the carefree attitude of the person doing it.
身み軽がるN1
気軽 means doing something readily and without hesitation in a social sense, while 身軽 describes being free of physical or situational burdens.
無む造ぞう作さN1
気軽 emphasizes a light, unburdened attitude toward doing something, while 無造作 focuses on the lack of effort or formality in the action itself.

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カジュアル
カジュアル focuses on informal style or appearance, whereas 気軽 focuses on an easygoing, unburdened attitude toward doing something.
ほいほい
気軽 describes a light, unburdened attitude toward doing something, while ほいほい adds a stronger nuance of doing it too readily without proper thought.

気き重おも sense 1
気重 describes a heavy, reluctant feeling before doing something, the opposite of the light, unhesitating feeling of 気軽.
億劫おっくうN1sense 1
億劫 describes finding something troublesome or a bother to do, contrasting with the readiness implied by 気軽.

気きさくN1
気軽 describes doing something casually or without hesitation (気軽に頼む), while 気さく describes a person's approachable, friendly personality.
気き長ながN1
気軽 means casual or carefree about doing something without hesitation, not patient like 気長, though the two look similar since both pair 気 with an adjective.
気き楽らくN2
気楽 emphasizes a state of mind free from worry or pressure, while 気軽 emphasizes doing something casually and readily without hesitation or formality.

気き軽がるUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
きがるUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.

Compound of 気 (spirit, mind) and 軽 (light). The combination naturally yields the sense of a light-hearted or unburdened state of mind.