JLPT N2 · な-adjective

安易 (ani)

安易 (あんい, ani) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “easy; simple”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あんい
Romaji: ani
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

easy; simple · な-adjective, noun
easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic; irresponsible; careless · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

彼は彼女を安易な餌で誘き寄せた。

He lured her with trinkets.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 安易

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	安易だ	あんいだ anida
Present (polite)	安易です	あんいです anidesu
Negative	安易じゃない	あんいじゃない anijanai
Past	安易だった	あんいだった anidatta
Negative past	安易じゃなかった	あんいじゃなかった anijanakatta
Te-form	安易で	あんいで anide
Before a noun	安易な	あんいな anina
Adverb (~ni)	安易に	あんいに anini

Kanji in 安易

安

relax, cheap, lowアン・やす.い・やす.まる · 6 strokes

易

easy, ready to, simpleエキ・イ・やさ.しい・やす.い · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 安易.

安いやすいcheap安心あんしんpeace of mind安全あんぜんsafety安定あんていstability不安ふあんanxiety目安めやすcriterion安静あんせいrest治安ちあんpublic order安っぽいやすっぽいcheap-looking易しいやさしいeasy貿易ぼうえき(foreign) trade容易よういeasy簡易かんいsimple辟易へきえきto be fed up (with)

Source: JMdict entry 1153720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.