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kei¹

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. Japan A class of lightweight vehicles with small engines. Nissan Motor Co. revamped one of its more popular lightweight kei cars as the Japanese carmaker refreshes its aging lineup. The fourth-generation Roox will go on sale by the end of the year for ¥1.6 million ($10,800), the company said Friday. The new model has better mileage, more safety features an

kei²

Where it comes from

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

noun

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

Kei³

proper noun

  1. A unisex given name from Japanese.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: francine, keith, gini, kee, christian, fung, kai, kip, qing, base, qin, foundation, estate, hing, gei, flag

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"kei." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kei. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

kei. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kei

Chicago

"kei." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kei.

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@misc{kei_2026,
  title = {kei},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kei},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}