易 Kanji – easy
The Japanese kanji 易 can mean easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination.
Meaning and Readings
How is 易 read?
易 has the onyomi readings エキ, イ and the kunyomi readings やさしい, やすい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as eki, i, yasashii, yasui.
Common Japanese Words Using 易
These common Japanese words contain 易. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 安易（あんい） — easy, simple
- 易い（やすい） — easy
- 易しい（やさしい） — easy, plain, simple
- 簡易（かんい） — simple, simplified
- 交易（こうえき） — trade, commerce
- 難易（なんい） — (relative) difficulty
- 貿易（ぼうえき） — (foreign) trade, (international) commerce, importing and exporting
- 容易（ようい） — easy, simple, plain
- 容易い（たやすい） — easy, simple, light
- 簡易保険（かんいほけん） — postal life insurance