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mild; slight; minor (in degree)
A low degree or level of something, especially of an illness, injury, disability, or symptom. Used as a noun and, with の, as a modifier.
軽度のやけどだ。
It's a minor burn.
検査の結果、軽度の近視と診断された。
The exam found that I have mild nearsightedness.
症状が軽度のうちに治療を始めれば、回復も早い。
If you start treatment while the symptoms are still mild, recovery is faster.
Composed of 軽 (light) + 度 (degree). Most common in medical and clinical contexts. Used attributively with の: 軽度の〜.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 軽度の症状: mild symptoms
- 軽度の障害: a mild disability
- 軽度の認知症: mild dementia
ANTONYMS:
- 重度: severe (degree)
- 中度 / 中等度: moderate (degree)