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分かりやすい (わかりやすい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

わかりやすい

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Meanings

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i-adjective

easy to understand; clear; straightforward

usually written using kana alone

Describes explanations, instructions, or content that is simple to grasp. Often used when praising clarity.

この説せつ明めい書しょはとても分わかりやすい。
This instruction manual is very easy to understand.

先せん

生せい

の

話はなし

は

いつも

分わ

かり

やすい

。

The teacher's explanations are always clear.

Written forms

分わかりやすい
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
分わかり易やすい
Variant using 易い for the auxiliary adjective; less common but still seen.
分わかりやすい
分わかり易やすい

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
易easy, ready to, simple

Similar words

易やさしい
易しい means 'easy' in a general sense (e.g., a task), while 分かりやすい specifically means 'easy to understand'.
明めい快かい
明快 is a more formal or written term for 'clear' or 'lucid', often used for arguments or logic.

Etymology

Compound of 分かる (wakaru, 'to understand') + やすい (yasui, 'easy to do'). The auxiliary adjective やすい attaches to the masu-stem of verbs to mean 'easy to ~'.