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易い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やす
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Derived from 安い (cheap, inexpensive).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(やす) (yasui-i (adverbial (やす) (yasuku))

  1. easy to do, easy
    ()うだけならいとも(やす)ことだ。
    Iu dake nara itomo yasui koto da.
    It's very easy to just say.

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Suffix

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(やす) (-yasui-i (adverbial (やす) (-yasuku))

  1. easy to (verb)
  2. (verb) happens easily, tends to (verb)

Usage notes

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Attaches to the renyōkei (連用形) of a verb. Usually spelled in hiragana, with the kanji spelling usually reserved for formal contexts.

Inflection

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Antonyms

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