安あん易い

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

easy; simple; requiring little effort

Describes something easy or simple, often with an implication that it is too easy, shallow, or chosen because it avoids effort.

安あん易いな解かい決けつ策さく

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飛と

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危き

険けん

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It is dangerous to jump at an easy solution.

これは安あん易いに答こたえを出だせる問もん題だいではない。

This is not a problem that can be answered easily.

2

na-adjective, noun

careless; irresponsible; simplistic; too quick to do

Used critically for thinking, decisions, promises, assumptions, and actions made too lightly or without enough care.

安あん易いな考かんがえで借しゃっ金きんをしてはいけない。
You should not borrow money on a careless idea.
ネットの情じょう報ほうを安あん易いに信しんじるのは危あぶない。
It is dangerous to believe information online too readily.

Usage patterns

安あん易いな考かんがえa shallow, easy way of thinking
そんな安あん易いな考かんがえでは成せい功こうしない。
You won't succeed with that kind of shallow thinking.
安あん易いに〈動どう詞し〉to do something too easily or without enough thought
安あん易いに決けつ断だんしてはいけない。
You shouldn't make decisions so carelessly.
安あん易いな道みちを選えらぶto take the easy way out
彼かれはいつも安あん易いな道みちを選えらんでしまう。
He always ends up taking the easy way out.
安あん易いに〈人ひと〉に頼たよるto rely on someone too easily or without good reason
困こまったときに安あん易いに人ひとに頼たよるのはよくない。
It's not good to rely on others too easily when you're in trouble.

Kanji

安relax, cheap, low
易easy, ready to, simple

Related words

容よう易いN3sense 1
容易 is a formal, neutral word for 'easy' with no critical tone, while 安易 implies the ease comes from avoiding effort or care.
簡かん単たんN5sense 1
簡単 is the everyday, neutral word for 'simple/easy', whereas 安易 often criticizes a choice as too easy or thoughtless.
軽けい率そつN1sense 2
軽率 focuses on rash, poorly-judged behavior, while 安易 stresses taking the easiest path without enough thought.
安あん直ちょく sense 1
安直 describes something cheap and easy in a casual, colloquial way, while 安易 is more formal and often used to criticize decisions or thinking.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 安, associated with ease or peace, and 易, associated with easiness. The spelling transparently supports the core idea of something being easy or taken too easily.