Readings: イ (Onyomi), やさしい (Kunyomi)
Meaning: easy, simple, readily
The character 易 is a pictograph of a chameleon, often interpreted as something that changes easily. This leads to its meaning of “easy” or “changeable.”
View JLPT N3 Kanji ListHow to Write – Stroke Order
The stroke order for 易 begins with the top two horizontal strokes, followed by the vertical stroke, then the box-like structure, and finally the inner strokes of the sun radical.
Kanji Details
| Radical | 日 |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT Level | N3 |
| Grade | 5 |
Readings with English Transcription
Onyomi (Chinese readings)
- イ (I)
Kunyomi (Japanese readings)
- やさしい (yasashii)
Common Words Using 易
Onyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 容易 | ようい | easy; simple |
| 貿易 | ぼうえき | trade; commerce |
| 難易度 | なんいど | degree of difficulty |
| 簡易 | かんい | simplicity; ease; convenience |
| 交易 | こうえき | trade; commerce |
| 安易 | あんい | easygoing; facile; simple |
| 易学 | えきがく | divination; fortune-telling |
| 易者 | えきしゃ | fortune-teller |
| 易々 | いい | easily; readily |
| 改易 | かいえき | disinheritance; forfeiture of rank |
Kunyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 易しい | やさしい | easy; simple |
| 易い | やすい | easy to (do) (suffix) |
| 分かり易い | わかりやすい | easy to understand |
| 使い易い | つかいやすい | easy to use |
| 住み易い | すみやすい | easy to live in; comfortable |
| 乗り易い | のりやすい | easy to ride; comfortable to ride |
| 食べ易い | たべやすい | easy to eat |
| 飲み易い | のみやすい | easy to drink |
| 読み易い | よみやすい | easy to read |
| 書き易い | かきやすい | easy to write |
Example Sentences
Japanese: この本はとても易しいです。
Kana: このほんはとてもやさしいです。
Romaji: Kono hon wa totemo yasashii desu.
English: This book is very easy.
Japanese: 日本語の勉強は易しくないです。
Kana: にほんごのべんきょうはやさしくないです。
Romaji: Nihongo no benkyō wa yasashikunai desu.
English: Studying Japanese is not easy.
Japanese: 彼は安易な方法を選んだ。
Kana: かれはあんいなほうほうをえらんだ。
Romaji: Kare wa an’i na hōhō o eranda.
English: He chose an easygoing method.
Japanese: この問題は容易に解決できる。
Kana: このもんだいはよういにかいけつできる。
Romaji: Kono mondai wa yōi ni kaiketsu dekiru.
English: This problem can be easily solved.
Japanese: 貿易摩擦が問題となっている。
Kana: ぼうえきまさつがもんだいとなっている。
Romaji: Bōeki masatsu ga mondai to natte iru.
English: Trade friction has become a problem.
Japanese: ここは住み易い町です。
Kana: ここはすみやすいまちです。
Romaji: Koko wa sumiyasui machi desu.
English: This is an easy town to live in.
Japanese: このカメラは使い易い。
Kana: このカメラはつかいやすい。
Romaji: Kono kamera wa tsukaiyasui.
English: This camera is easy to use.
Japanese: その言葉は日本人にとって分かり易いです。
Kana: そのことばはにほんじんにとってわかりやすいです。
Romaji: Sono kotoba wa Nihonjin ni totte wakariyasui desu.
English: That word is easy for Japanese people to understand.
Japanese: 易学に興味があります。
Kana: えきがくにきょうみがあります。
Romaji: Ekigaku ni kyōmi ga arimasu.
English: I am interested in divination.
Japanese: 易々と彼を説得できた。
Kana: いいいとをかれをせっとくできた。
Romaji: Īi to kare o settoku dekita.
English: I was easily able to persuade him.
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