たやすい

たやすい

i-adjective

easy, simple, effortless

formalwrittendescriptive

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	たやすい	たやすくない
Past	たやすかった	たやすくなかった
て form	たやすくて	たやすくなくて
Adverbial	たやすく	—
Conditional ば	たやすければ	たやすくなければ
Conditional たら	たやすかったら	たやすくなかったら

1. easy, simple, not difficult

Describes something that can be done without much effort or difficulty. More formal and literary than やさしい or 簡単.

たやすいことではない。

It's no easy task.

信頼(しんらい)を取(と)り戻(もど)すのはたやすくない。

Regaining trust is not easy.

長年(ながねん)の習慣(しゅうかん)をたやすく変(か)えることはできない。

You can't easily change habits built up over many years.

たやすい can also be written as 容易(たやす)い. It is more formal than 簡単(かんたん) or やさしい and is often used in negative constructions to emphasize difficulty.

Common patterns

たやすいことではない: it's no easy matter
たやすく〜できない: cannot easily ~
たやすく手(て)に入(はい)る: to be easily obtained

Usage: More commonly encountered in written Japanese and formal speech. In casual conversation, 簡単(かんたん) or 楽(らく) are preferred.

Similar words

簡単(かんたん): easy, simple (most common, neutral)
やさしい: easy (common, slightly softer tone)
たやすい: easy (formal, literary)
容易(ようい): easy (formal, often in 容易(ようい)ではない)

Related Words

Synonym: 簡単(かんたん) (easy, simple (everyday))

Compare: 容易(ようい) (easy)

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Added 2026.2.7 19:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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