Meaning

Primary

Easy

Alternative

Simple To Do

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

This is a single kanji with an on the end, meaning you know it's probably an adjective. What's the adjective form of easy? It's also easy.

Reading

やさしい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Everything is so easy for you to do. Why? Because you don't do anything yourself. You ask others. You say things like "Hey, can you get me some water?" They say "yassah!" (やさ) very enthusiastically.

Context

Context Sentences

肉をうすく切るのはあまり易しいことではありません。

Slicing meat very thin isn't a simple thing to do.

きめの細かい肌を保つのは、コウイチにとっては易しいことだった。

It was easy for Koichi to maintain his delicate skin.

試験の時、易しい問題から先に解いてしまう方が好きなんです。

During exams, I like solving the easy questions first.

Kanji Composition