Oct 18, 2006 00:56
17 yrs ago
Japanese term
軽くて軽量
Japanese to English
Marketing
Retail
This is a description for a microscope being sold.
I know 軽くて and I know 軽量, but TOGETHER,
do they just mean "exceptionally lightweight"?
"Smalll and light"?
Or combined, do they take on yet another meaning?
Found a few Google hits with term used same way,
but still unsure.
Thanks.
I know 軽くて and I know 軽量, but TOGETHER,
do they just mean "exceptionally lightweight"?
"Smalll and light"?
Or combined, do they take on yet another meaning?
Found a few Google hits with term used same way,
but still unsure.
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | lightweight |
Michael Han
|
| 5 | FYI |
yuzouren
|
| 4 | easy (to use) and light |
Keijiroh Yama-Guchi
|
| 2 | ultralight |
V N Ganesh
|
Proposed translations
+6
25 mins
Michael Han
United States
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Works in: Korean to English, English to Korean
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4
Selected
lightweight
Literally, it could be written, "light, thus lightweight," double descriptives used here doesn't necessarily mean it's extremely lightweight.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Michael, and thanks to the peers with informative comments."
38 mins
FYI
Hero's story:
軽くて simply indicates that weight is light.
軽量 means the material used is light.
As a result, the microscope is light and compact.
軽くて simply indicates that weight is light.
軽量 means the material used is light.
As a result, the microscope is light and compact.
Note from asker:
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1 hr
ultralight
ultralight
2 days 15 hrs
Keijiroh Yama-Guchi
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
Works in field
United States
24 Years Experience w/Engineering Degree
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
easy (to use) and light
”軽い”という言葉には、広辞苑を見ても判る通り、”容易”という意味で使われる場合が良くあります。”軽い女（あるいは男）”という表現（この例は余り良くないですが）からも良く判ります。
というわけで、わざわざ２つの似た言葉を使ったのは、単純に間違ったりredundantということではなく”使用し易い”という意味を込めて、しゃれた表現をしたかったと考えます。如何でしょうか？
というわけで、わざわざ２つの似た言葉を使ったのは、単純に間違ったりredundantということではなく”使用し易い”という意味を込めて、しゃれた表現をしたかったと考えます。如何でしょうか？
Example sentence:
あの女／男は軽い。今日の仕事は軽そうだ。軽く飲もうよ。
今日は軽く行きましょう。
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