易 – easy, ready to, simple

8 strokesTaught in grade 5#571 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 易 means easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エキ、イ (eki, i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is やさ.しい、やす.い (yasashii, yasui). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 日 (no. 72).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エキ	eki
On’yomi	イ	i
Kun’yomi	やさ.しい	yasashii
Kun’yomi	やす.い	yasui

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 日 (Kangxi radical 72). Components: 日・勿・勹・ノ.

Words using 易

易しいやさしいeasy貿易ぼうえき(foreign) trade容易よういeasy安易あんいeasy簡易かんいsimple辟易へきえきto be fed up (with)

Example sentences

日本は貿易に頼っている。

Japan depends on foreign trade.

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ココの知能指数を調べるのは容易ではない。

Testing Koko's IQ is not easy.

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彼は彼女を安易な餌で誘き寄せた。

He lured her with trinkets.

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Kanji with the same radical

日時明昨早映景旧春暴普昇星曜暮晴

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