Meaning of 安い(やすい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 安い, 廉い JLPT 5

Kana Reading やすい

Romaji yasui

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

cheap; inexpensive
Parts of speech

Meaning

calm; peaceful; quiet

Example Sentences

安い, 廉い, やすい used in context

楽器(がっき)・機材(きざい)の質(しつ)は完全に(かんぜん)プロ仕様(しよう)！ですが値段(ねだん)は何処(どこ)よりも安い(やすい)！

The musical instruments and parts are completely professional quality! And yet the prices are lower than anywhere!
良い(よい)医者(いしゃ)は患者(かんじゃ)に説明(せつめい)(せつめい)する時(とき)、人体模型(じんたいもけい)を使う(つかう)などして(する)(する)、わかり(わかる)やすく(やすい)説明(せつめい)(せつめい)して(する)(する)くれる。

Good doctors explain things to patients in easily understandable ways, using anatomical models and such.
MPEG-4 AVC録画(ろくが)の実力(じつりょく)(じつりょく)テスト：使い(つかう)やす(やすい)さはもとより、画質(がしつ)・音質(おんしつ)の実力(じつりょく)(じつりょく)も高い(たかい)。

MPEC-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.
これだけで厄介払い(やっかいばらい)できたら安い(やすい)もので、みな大喜び(おおよろこび)した(する)。

We were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him.
ビール(ばくしゅ)は麦芽(ばくが)の含有量(がんゆうりょう)によって課税(かぜい)されるから、発泡酒(はっぽうしゅ)の方(かた)が安い(やすい)んだよ。

Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.
物価(ぶっか)がそんなに安い(やすい)と聞いて(きく)私たち(わたした(する)ち)はびっくりした(する)。

It amazed us to hear that things were so cheap.

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廉 JLPT 1

bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful

On: レン

13 strokes

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安 JLPT 5

relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful

On: アン

Kun: やす.い, やす.まる, やす, やす.らか

6 strokes

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