Meaning

Primary

Ease

Alternatives

Easily, Easy, Simple

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

The form in front of you is easy. Whatever it is, you'll be able to do it with ease.

Reading

ようい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

新人だからといって、容易な仕事ばかりをやらされるのはいやです。

I know I'm a rookie, but I don't like only being assigned to simple jobs.

こうなることは容易に予想できただろう。

We can easily expect that this will happen, can't we?

日本語学習は容易ではないよ。必死で頑張らないといけないよ。

Learning Japanese isn’t easy. You have to work really hard.

Kanji Composition