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易しい

やさしい

N5easy · simple

Examples

この問題は初心者にも易しい。

先生は難しい説明を易しい言葉に直した。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 易しい, read やさしい, is an i-adjective meaning that something is easy or simple.
  • Basic usage: 初心者にも易しい predicates an easy level for beginners, whereas 易しい言葉 modifies the noun for language.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Predicative and attributive uses of 易しい
    • The form closes a predicate in 初心者にも易しい but stands before a noun in 易しい言葉; the first concerns a problem and the second wording.

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