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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

軽けい率そつ

keisotsu

rash, thoughtless

Example sentences

  1. そんなことを言いうなんて軽率けいそつだ。

    It is careless of you to say such things.

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  2. 軽率けいそつに答こたえるな。

    Do not answer hastily.

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  3. 彼かれは軽率けいそつだという評判ひょうばんだった。

    He had a reputation for carelessness.

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Kanji in 軽率

  • 軽light; minorOnケイ・キョウ・キンKunかるい・かろやか・かろんじる
  • 率ratio; rateOnソツ・リツ・シュツKunひきいる

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