What is the Kanji for "Easy"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Easy", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Easy" is "易".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Yasa".

Its onyomi readings are "Eki" and "I".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "日" means "Day" and "Sun" and can be read as "Jitsu", "Nichi", "Hi", and "Ka". And The radical "勿" means "Must not" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "易" mean in japanese?

"易" means "Easy".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

易い: "Easy" or "Likely". The suffix '易い (やすい)' has two primary meanings. The first meaning is 'easy', as in 易いask - (易い質問). It describes something that is simple, uncomplicated or effortless to do or accomplish. The second meaning is 'likely', as in 得意意易いi - (得意意やすい). This indicates that something is probable, prone to happen or natural to occur. Both meanings convey a sense of facility or propensity associated with the noun or action the suffix is attached to.

貿易: "Trade". The Japanese verbal noun '貿易 (ぼうえき)' means 'trade'. This word refers to the activity of buying and selling goods and services between countries or regions. It encompasses the import and export of various commodities, the exchange of currencies, and the related financial and logistical operations. For example: International trade is essential for economic growth - (国際貿易は経済成長に不可欠です). Japan is a major trading nation - (日本は主要な貿易国である).

容易: "Easy". The adjectival noun '容易 (ようい)' means 'easy'. It is used to describe something that can be done without much difficulty or effort. It conveys the sense of simplicity, accessibility, and lack of complexity. For example: It was easy for him to pass the exam - (彼は試験に容易に合格した). The math problem was easy - (その数学の問題は容易だった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". And The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.