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軽量級 (けいりょうきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

軽けい量りょう級きゅう

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Meanings

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noun

lightweight class

Used in combat sports and weight-class competitions to refer to the lightweight division.

彼かれはボクシングの軽けい量りょう級きゅうで優ゆう勝しょうした。
He won the lightweight class in boxing.

Kanji

軽lightly, trifling, unimportant

量quantity, measure, weight

級class, rank, grade

Similar words

重じゅう量りょう級きゅう
Heavyweight class; contrasts with 軽量級.
中ちゅう量りょう級きゅう
Middleweight class; sits between lightweight and heavyweight.

Etymology

Compound of 軽量 (light weight) and 級 (class, rank).