〜やすい / 〜にくい
N4yasui / nikui
easy to; hard to
Formation
Verb-stem + やすい / Verb-stem + にくい
Chinese meanings
容易做;难以做
Chinese formation
动词ます形词干+やすい/にくい
Chinese usage
表示某动作容易或难以进行。
Chinese notes
两者按い形容词变形;やすい也可表示容易发生。
Examples
- このペンは書きやすいです。This pen is easy to write with.这支笔很好写。
- 先生の説明は分かりやすい。The teacher's explanations are easy to understand.老师的解释很容易懂。
- この魚は骨が多くて食べにくい。This fish has a lot of bones, so it's hard to eat.这鱼刺多,不好吃。
Notes
Both conjugate like i-adjectives. やすい can also mean 'tends to' (この服は汚れやすい).
#degree#tendency
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('yasui-nikui');
{
"id": "yasui-nikui",
"pattern": "〜やすい / 〜にくい",
"romaji": "yasui / nikui",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "easy to; hard to",
"formation": "Verb-stem + やすい / Verb-stem + にくい",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "このペンは書きやすいです。",
"furigana": "このペンは{書|か}きやすいです。",
"en": "This pen is easy to write with."
},
{
"ja": "先生の説明は分かりやすい。",
"furigana": "{先生|せんせい}の{説明|せつめい}は{分|わ}かりやすい。",
"en": "The teacher's explanations are easy to understand."
},
{
"ja": "この魚は骨が多くて食べにくい。",
"furigana": "この{魚|さかな}は{骨|ほね}が{多|おお}くて{食|た}べにくい。",
"en": "This fish has a lot of bones, so it's hard to eat."
}
],
"tags": [
"degree",
"tendency"
],
"notes": "Both conjugate like i-adjectives. やすい can also mean 'tends to' (この服は汚れやすい).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "480d7fdf84e054b2ab863e8dbbbd30395f2a9c851659923b3b2934d612c81a23",
"meanings": [
"容易做",
"难以做"
],
"formation": "动词ます形词干+やすい/にくい",
"explanation": "表示某动作容易或难以进行。",
"notes": "两者按い形容词变形;やすい也可表示容易发生。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "このペンは書きやすいです。",
"zh": "这支笔很好写。"
},
{
"ja": "先生の説明は分かりやすい。",
"zh": "老师的解释很容易懂。"
},
{
"ja": "この魚は骨が多くて食べにくい。",
"zh": "这鱼刺多,不好吃。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#yasui-nikui",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "e3488ae040ff03f62af45404bcd692901170a908a7a65a78606d42ae2584f4a3"
}
}