軽(かる)はずみ

かるはずみ

noun, na-adjective

rashness; thoughtlessness

personality action

1. rashness; thoughtlessness; imprudence

Acting or speaking without thinking carefully about the consequences. Describes careless, hasty behavior.

軽(かる)はずみな発言(はつげん)をしてしまった。

I made a careless remark.

軽(かる)はずみな行動(こうどう)は慎(つつし)んでください。

Please refrain from rash behavior.

軽(かる)はずみに約束(やくそく)してしまい、あとで後悔(こうかい)した。

I thoughtlessly made a promise and regretted it later.

軽(かる)はずみ describes acting or speaking impulsively without considering the consequences. Always carries a negative connotation.

Forms

軽(かる)はずみな〜: na-adjective modifier
軽(かる)はずみに: adverbially (rashly, thoughtlessly)
軽(かる)はずみ: noun (rashness, thoughtlessness)

Common collocations

軽(かる)はずみな発言(はつげん): careless remark
軽(かる)はずみな行動(こうどう): rash behavior
軽(かる)はずみに約束(やくそく)する: to promise rashly
軽(かる)はずみに口(くち)にする: to blurt out thoughtlessly

Similar words

うかつ: careless, negligent (about overlooking something)
早(はや)まる: to be hasty, to act prematurely
無謀(むぼう): reckless (more extreme, about dangerous actions)

Related Words

Compare: 早(はや)まる (to be hasty, to act prematurely)

Compare: 無謀(むぼう) (reckless)

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Added 2026.3.22 19:41 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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