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易い

やすい

easy; simple; easy to do

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Examples

  1. 言うは易く行うは難し。

    いうはやすくおこなうはかたし。

    Easier said than done.

  2. この本は字が大きくて読み易い。

    このほんはじがおおきくてよみやすい。

    This book has large print, so it is easy to read.

  3. 彼の説明はとても分かり易かった。

    かれのせつめいはとてもわかりやすかった。

    His explanation was very easy to follow.

Common patterns

分かり易い
easy to understand
扱い易い
easy to handle
言うは易く行うは難し
easier said than done

Memory tip

Standing on its own, 易い is literary; in living Japanese it survives as the suffix 〜やすい "easy to ~" attached to a verb stem. Do not mix it up with 安い "cheap", which sounds identical.

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