安い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
安
やす
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
廉い

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First appears in the Kojiki of 712 CE in its 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative form”), spelled in phonetic man'yōgana as 夜須久 (yasuku).[1][2] Cognate with 休む (yasumu, “to rest”).[3] Compare adverb やすやす (yasuyasu, “easily”).[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ja̠sɨᵝi]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "安い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 安く や​すく
やす​く
[yáꜜsùkù]
[yàsúꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 安い やす​い [yàsúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 安い やす​い [yàsúꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 安くない や​すくない
やす​くない
[yáꜜsùkùnàì]
[yàsúꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 安かった や​すかった
やす​かった
[yáꜜsùkàttà]
[yàsúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 安くなかった や​すくなかった
やす​くなかった
[yáꜜsùkùnàkàttà]
[yàsúꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 安いです やす​いです [yàsúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 安くて や​すくて
やす​くて
[yáꜜsùkùtè]
[yàsúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 安ければ や​すければ
やす​ければ
[yáꜜsùkèrèbà]
[yàsúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

安(やす)い • (yasui) -i (adverbial 安(やす)く (yasuku))

  1. inexpensive
  2. cheap

Inflection

Synonyms

Antonyms

See also

References

  1. “安・易”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 711–712, Kojiki (poem 78), text here
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  4. “易易・安安”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
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