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易しい (やさしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

易やさしい

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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i-adjective

easy; simple; plain

usually written using kana alone

Describes something that is not difficult, or a problem/task that can be handled without much effort. Antonym: 難しい (difficult).

Antonyms: 難しい (むずかしい)

この問もん題だいはとてもやさしい。
This problem is very easy.

やさしい日本にほん語ごで説せつ明めいしてください。

Please explain it in simple Japanese.

Written forms

易やさしいUsage99%
Kanji form; usually written in kana.
やさしいUsage1%
Kana spelling is the usual written form for this word.

Kanji

易easy, ready to, simple

Similar words

簡かん単たん
簡単 is a na-adjective/noun meaning 'simple' or 'easy', often used for tasks or explanations. やさしい is an i-adjective with a similar meaning but can also imply 'gentle' when written 優しい, which is a different word.
難むずかしい
Direct antonym: 難しい means 'difficult' or 'hard'.

Etymology

The kanji 易 carries the meaning 'easy' or 'simple'. The reading やさしい is a native Japanese word. The historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used with this meaning since early Japanese.