安直(あんちょく)

あんちょく
na-adjective
cheap; easy; simplistic
evaluation
1. cheap; inexpensive
Low in price. A somewhat old-fashioned usage.
安直(あんちょく)な値段(ねだん)で買(か)えた。
I was able to buy it at a cheap price.
もう少(すこ)し安直(あんちょく)な店(みせ)はないかな。
I wonder if there's a cheaper shop.
昔(むかし)はこの辺(あた)りは物価(ぶっか)が安直(あんちょく)だった。
Prices used to be cheap around here in the old days.
2. easy; simplistic; superficial
Taking the easy way without much thought or effort. Often carries a critical nuance of being too simple-minded or lazy in approach.
安直(あんちょく)な考(かんが)えは危険(きけん)だ。
Simplistic thinking is dangerous.
安直(あんちょく)に結論(けつろん)を出(だ)すべきではない。
You shouldn't jump to a conclusion too easily.
安直(あんちょく)な方法(ほうほう)に頼(たよ)ると、あとで後悔(こうかい)することになる。
If you rely on an easy approach, you'll end up regretting it later.

Sense 2 is the everyday use today and almost always critical: the speaker thinks a solution or idea took too little thought or effort. Sense 1 (cheap) is dated.

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Compare: 短絡的(たんらくてき) (hasty)
Compare: 安易(あんい) (easygoing, too easy)
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