安 直(あんちょく)

あんちょく

na-adjective

cheap; easy; simplistic

descriptive

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 1 (cheap/inexpensive) is somewhat dated and rarely used in modern conversation. Sense 2 (easy/simplistic) is the more common modern usage and almost always carries a negative nuance — it criticizes a lack of serious thought or effort. Common collocations: 安直(あんちょく)な考(かんが)え (simplistic thinking), 安直(あんちょく)に考(かんが)える (to think too simply), 安直(あんちょく)な方法(ほうほう) (an easy/lazy method).

Related Words

Compare: 短絡的(たんらくてき) (hasty)

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Added 2026.3.24 19:00 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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