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Kanji 易: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 易: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

Key takeaways

Kanji 易: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

易
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Meaning

easyready tosimplefortune-tellingdivination

On reading

エキイ

Kun reading

やさ.しいやす.い

Radical

日

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 易

easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

Kanji structure breakdown

易

Structure breakdown

日 + 勿

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

During the day when the sun (日) is up, there is nothing that cannot (勿) be seen, making everything easy and simple. Imagine how tasks become effortless under the bright sunlight. It is used in words like 'easy' (容易) and 'difficulty level' (難易度).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

エキ
  • 簡易かんい

    simple / easy / simplified

  • 交易こうえき

    trade / commerce

  • 容易いたやすい

    easy / simple / effortless

  • 辟易へきえき

    wince / shrink back / be overwhelmed

  • 易いやすい

    easy / simple / comfortable

  • 安易あんい

    easy / simple / careless

  • 容易ようい

    easy / simple / plain

  • 貿易ぼうえき

    trade / commerce / business between countries

Kun reading

やさ.しい
  • 容易いたやすい

    easy / simple / effortless

  • 易いやすい

    easy / simple / comfortable

  • 易しいやさしい

    easy / simple

Commonly used words

  • 簡易
    かんい

    simple / easy / simplified

  • 交易
    こうえき

    trade / commerce

  • 容易い
    たやすい

    easy / simple / effortless

  • 辟易
    へきえき

    wince / shrink back / be overwhelmed

  • 易い
    やすい

    easy / simple / comfortable

  • 安易
    あんい

    easy / simple / careless

  • 容易い
    たやすい

    easy / simple / effortless

  • 易い
    やすい

    easy / simple / comfortable

  • 易しい
    やさしい

    easy / simple

Example sentences

Example 1

簡易な説明でわかりやすいです。

Translation

The simple explanation is easy to understand.

Example 2

簡易書類で申請ができます。

Translation

You can apply using simplified documents.

Example 3

この会社はアジアと交易している。

Translation

This company trades with Asia.

Example 4

交易で国と国がつながる。

Translation

Countries are connected through trade.

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