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易
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks
Abbreviation
The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
easy
Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix; After -masu stem of verb
likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix; After -masu stem of verb
easy to ...
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
easy; plain; simple
fortuneteller; diviner
Buddhism
the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts)
to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance
Proverb
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future
Historical term
revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)
easy; simple; plain
