What does kanji 易 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 易 is easy.

How is kanji 易 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 易 are やさ.しい, やす.い; the onyomi readings are エキ, イ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 易?

Kanji 易 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 易?

The main radical for kanji 易 is 日.

What words use kanji 易?

Example words that use kanji 易 include 易しい, 易い, 易, 易々.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 6

易

Meaning

Kanji 易

easy

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

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: やさ.しいやす.い
Onyomi 音読み: エキイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #571
Strokes: 8
Radical: 日
Components: ノ • 勹 • 日 • 勿
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 物 • 忽 • 吻 • 昒 • 歾 • 勿 • 匆

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Showing 36 of 204 entries that include this kanji.

易しい

やさしい

easy

易い

やすい

easy

易

い

easiness

易々

いい

easy

易き

やすき

easiness

易きにつく

やすきにつく

to take the easy way out

易を見る

えきをみる

to divine

易化

いか

simplification

易学

えきがく

study of divination

易感染

いかんせん

susceptibility to infection

易感染性

いかんせんせい

compromised

易経

えききょう

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この本は子どもにも易しい。

This book is easy even for children.

説明が易しいので、すぐ分かった。

Because the explanation was simple, I understood right away.

もっと易しい言葉で話してください。

Please speak in simpler words.

この問題は見た目ほど易しくない。

This problem is not as easy as it looks.

熱いうちはガラスが割れ易い。

While it is still hot, glass is apt to break.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 7 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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