軽度(けいど)

けいど
noun, no-adjective
mild; slight; minor (in degree)
quantityhealth
1. 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(けいど)のやけどだ。
It's a minor burn.
検査(けんさ)の結果(けっか)、軽度(けいど)の近視(きんし)と診断(しんだん)された。
The exam found that I have mild nearsightedness.
症状(しょうじょう)が軽度(けいど)のうちに治療(ちりょう)を始(はじ)めれば、回復(かいふく)も早(はや)い。
If you start treatment while the symptoms are still mild, recovery is faster.

Composed of 軽(けい) (light) + 度(ど) (degree). Most common in medical and clinical contexts. Used attributively with の: 軽度(けいど)の〜.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 重度(じゅうど): severe (degree)
  • 中度(ちゅうど) / 中等度(ちゅうとうど): moderate (degree)

Related Words

Compare: 重度(じゅうど) (severe)
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Added 2026.5.24 12:09 · Revised 2026.9.6 9:21
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