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易きに流れる (やすきにながれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

易やすきに流ながれる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

take the easy way out; follow the path of least resistance

Describes choosing an easier but often less desirable option, or avoiding effort. Often used critically or self-critically.

難むずかしい問もん題だいから逃にげて、易やすきに流ながれるのはよくない。
It's not good to avoid difficult problems and take the easy way out.
彼かれはいつも易やすきに流なが

れ

て

、

楽らく

な

仕し

事ごと

ばかり

選えら

ぶ

。

He always takes the path of least resistance and chooses only easy tasks.

Kanji

易easy, ready to, simple
流current, a sink, flow

Similar words

楽らくをする
楽をする means to take it easy or relax, without the negative connotation of avoiding effort or responsibility that 易きに流れる carries.
安あん易いに流ながれる
安易に流れる is a similar expression using 安易 (easy, simple) instead of 易き (classical adjective form). It is slightly more formal and less idiomatic.

Etymology

From the classical adjective 易し (やすし, 'easy') in its attributive form 易き (やすき) plus に (particle) and 流れる (ながれる, 'to flow, drift'). The phrase literally means 'to drift toward the easy', i.e., to be carried along by the easier option.