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〜やすい / 〜にくい

N4
yasui / 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

  • このペンは書かきやすいです。
    This pen is easy to write with.
    这支笔很好写。
  • 先せん生せいの説せつ明めいは分わかりやすい。
    The teacher's explanations are easy to understand.
    老师的解释很容易懂。
  • この魚さかなは骨ほねが多おおくて食たべにくい。
    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

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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"
  }
}