Kanji

易

易

easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

日部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エキ, イ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

やさしい, やすい

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさ, おさむ, かぬ, かね, やす, やすし

Common Readings

イ, エキ, やさ…しい

Example sentences

容易 ようい
この問題は容易に解ける。

This problem can be solved easily.

己 おのれ
己を律することは容易ではない。

It is not easy to discipline oneself.

容易い たやすい
彼女にとってこの程度の問題は容易いものだった。

For her, a problem of this level was an easy matter.

難易度 なんいど
この試験の難易度は非常に高い。

The level of difficulty for this exam is very high.

これまた これまた
今回のテストの難易度は、これまた非常に高かった。

The difficulty of this test was, once again, extremely high.

安易 あんい
問題を安易に考えてはいけない。

You must not think about the problem so simplistically.

簡易 かんい
避難所に簡易ベッドが設置された。

Temporary beds were set up at the shelter.

交易 こうえき
その国は古くから他国と交易を行っていた。

That country has been trading with other countries since ancient times.

辟易 へきえき
彼の長話には辟易する

I'm fed up with his long speeches.

易い やすい
この問題は易い。

This problem is easy.

Example Vocabulary

容易

ようい

easy; simple

容易い

たやすい

easy; simple; straightforward

難易度

なんいど

degree of difficulty

安易

あんい

easy; simplistic; easy-going

簡易

かんい

simple; easy; simplified; handy

交易

こうえき

trade; commerce; barter

辟易

へきえき

to be fed up with; to be daunted; to flinch

易い

やすい

easy; simple; not difficult

貿易

ぼうえき

trade; international trade

易々

やすやす

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