安あん直ちょく

na-adjective, noun

simplistic; easy; simple

Carries a negative nuance: describes an idea, solution, or approach that is overly simple, shallow, or lacking depth. Often used critically.

• 彼かれの提てい案あんは安あん直ちょくすぎて、現げん実じつ的てきではない。

  His proposal is too simplistic and not realistic.

• 安あん直ちょくな考かんがえ方かたでは、この問もん題だいは解かい決けつできない。

  You can't solve this problem with a simplistic way of thinking.

na-adjective, noun

cheap; inexpensive

Dated usage for something inexpensive or cheaply made. Modern Japanese more often uses 安い or 安っぽい.

• この店みせの品しなは安あん直ちょくだが、品ひん質しつはそれなりだ。

  The goods in this shop are cheap, but the quality is only so-so.