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kei.

A class of lightweight vehicles with small engines.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A class of lightweight vehicles with small engines.

    Japan
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 軽 (kei, “lightweight”), from Japanese 軽自動車 (keijidōsha).

noun
  1. A type of Japanese street fashion and music aesthetics.

    Japan
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 系 (kei, “style”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.