Onyomi: イ, エキ · Kunyomi: やさ.しい, やす.い · Meanings: divination, easy, fortune-telling, ready to, simple
Kanji for divination, easy, fortune-telling, ready to, simple
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易 is made from 日, meaning “sun,” and 勿, meaning “not difficult” or “do not.” As the sun rises, it naturally brings light and clarity without effort. This idea of something happening smoothly and without resistance came to represent ease. From this image, 易 developed meanings such as easy, simple, and changeable.
易 shows the sun bringing clarity, making things feel easy and natural.
Picture the sun rising effortlessly into the sky. That smooth, uncomplicated feeling is 易.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 易 | えき | type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks | Noun |
| 易 | い | easiness | Noun |
| 易しい | やさしい | easy, plain, simple | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 易い | やすい | easy | common JLPT-N1 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 易者 | えきしゃ | fortuneteller, diviner | Noun |
| 易々 | やすやす | easily, readily, with ease, without trouble | Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle |
| 易経 | えききょう | The Book of Changes, Yijing, I Ching | Noun |
| 易動度 | いどうど | mobility | Noun |
| やさしい文章 | やさしいぶんしょう | easy (simple) writing | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| 易化 | いか | simplification, facilitation, becoming easy | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |