易

easy

JLPT N3 Grade 5 8 strokes

Kun'yomi: やさ.しい・やす.い
On'yomi: エキ・イ
Radical: 日 · sun (sun, day)

易 means "easy". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read やさ.しい・やす.い in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and エキ・イ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

易 in example sentences

その本ほんは易やさしい。

Sono hon wa yasashii.

The book is easy.
減量げんりょうは容易たやすくない。

Genryou wa tayasuku nai.

Losing weight isn't easy.
容易たやすいことじゃない。

Tayasui koto ja nai.

It isn't easy.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 易

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Common questions

What does the kanji 易 mean?: 易 means "easy". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 易 have?: 易 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 易 read?: It is read やさ.しい・やす.い in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and エキ・イ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 易?: 易 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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