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〜やすい: easy to...

N4 · 07 Time, phases & degree

Easy to do; also prone to do.

Verb stem + やすい. It conjugates as an i-adjective: 読みやすかった. Also 'tends to': 風邪をひきやすい. Opposite: にくい.

Examples

この本ほんは読よみやすい。

This book is easy to read.

このペンは書かきやすい。

This pen writes easily.