安い (やすい, yasui) Japanese meaning: cheap | Kotomora

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安い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	安やすい	安やすくない
Polite	安やすいです	安やすくないですalso 安やすくありません
Past polite	安やすかったです	安やすくなかったですalso 安やすくありませんでした
Past	安やすかった	安やすくなかった
Te-form	安やすくて	安やすくなくて
Adverbial	安やすく
Conditional	安やすければ	安やすくなければ
Tara conditional	安やすかったら	安やすくなかったら

Meanings

Standard word for low price or cost. Can also imply low quality or worthlessness in certain contexts.

安あん価か sense 1
安価 is a formal, written synonym for 安い, often used in business or technical contexts rather than everyday speech.
手てごろN2sense 1
手頃 describes a price that is reasonable or affordable for one's means, while 安い simply means the price itself is low.
お得とく sense 1
お得 emphasizes good value for the money, whereas 安い just states that the price is low without implying value.
廉れん
安い is the modern, everyday word for 'cheap'; 廉 is an obsolete literary term for the same idea.

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割わり安やす
安い simply means 'cheap' in an absolute sense, while 割安 specifically means cheap relative to value or to comparable items.
廉れん価か
安い is the everyday word for 'cheap' and can imply low quality, while 廉価 is a more formal term used in business or product contexts to mean 'reasonably priced' without that negative connotation.
安やす上あがり
安い is a plain i-adjective simply meaning 'cheap' in price, while 安上がり is a na-adjective stressing that a method or choice ends up saving money overall.
格かく安やす
安い is the plain, general word for 'cheap', while 格安 specifically highlights an unusually low, bargain-level price.

高たかいN5sense 1
高い means expensive or high-priced, the direct opposite of 安い meaning cheap or inexpensive.

やすいN1
易い (as in 分かりやすい) shares the same reading やすい as 安い but means 'easy to do,' not 'cheap.'
安やす値ね
安い is an い-adjective describing something as cheap, while 安値 is a noun referring to the actual low price figure itself, so they can't be swapped grammatically despite sharing the kanji 安.

安やす
cheap; low-priced · rash; thoughtless; careless
格かく安やす
very cheap; bargain; cut-price
安やす値ね
low price; cheap price
目め安やすN2
criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim · rough estimate; approximation

安やすいUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling for both 'cheap' and 'calm/peaceful' senses.
やすいUsage1%
廉やすいUsage<1%
Rare kanji specifically for the 'inexpensive' sense; not commonly used.

The kanji 安 carries meanings of 'peaceful' and 'inexpensive', which are reflected in the two main senses. The reading やすい is native Japanese.