Word details

易い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 易い.

Dictionary

Entry

易い~い Adj.Freq #438
1

easy

Examples
言うは易く行うは難し。
It's easier said than done.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix; After -masu stem of verb

likely to ...; have a tendency to ...

Examples
彼は人の名前を忘れやすい
He is apt to forget people's name.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix; After -masu stem of verb

easy to ...

Examples
悪習は身につきやすい
Bad habits are easy to get into.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

8 strokesFrequency 571JLPT N2Grade 5

On

エキ

Kun

やさ.しいやす.い

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