安い（やすい、yasui）
- cheap

The Japanese word 安い (やすい) primarily means "inexpensive," "cheap," or "low-priced." It describes something that costs a relatively small amount of money. The word can also describe something as being easy to do, however, this meaning is from a different root word. ⚫︎It can refer to the price of goods or services. ⚫︎It can refer to the cost of something, such as rent or transportation. ⚫︎It can be used metaphorically to describe a situation or task that is easy.

⚫︎この本は安い Translation: This book is cheap. ⚫︎あの店は安いです。 Translation: That store is inexpensive. ⚫︎この仕事は安いです。 Translation: This work is easy.

⚫︎Use 安い (やすい) when you want to emphasize the affordability or low cost of something. ⚫︎Use it when comparing prices. ⚫︎In casual conversation, you can use it to directly describe the price. In more formal situations, you can use the polite form, 安いです (やすいです), or related words to be more polite. ⚫︎When describing easy tasks, use it similarly to the way English speakers say "easy".

⚫︎The standard way to write 安い is with the kanji 安 and the hiragana い. ⚫︎The reading is やすい (hiragana). ⚫︎There are no variations in okurigana. ⚫︎It is not typically written in katakana.

⚫︎格安 (かくやす): very cheap, bargain price. ⚫︎低価格 (ていかかく): low price. ⚫︎手頃な値段 (てごろなねだん): reasonable price. ⚫︎リーズナブル (riizunaburu): reasonable (loanword). ⚫︎お買い得 (おかいどく): a bargain, a good buy. ⚫︎易しい (やさしい): Easy (for tasks - different kanji, but related meaning)

⚫︎高い (たかい): expensive, high-priced. ⚫︎高価な (こうかな): expensive, valuable.

このお店の野菜は安いです。 ・Translation: The vegetables at this store are cheap. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 安い to describe the low price of vegetables at a particular store.

この問題は安いです。 ・Translation: This problem is easy. ・Explanation: Here, 安い expresses the ease of the problem, not a monetary value.

The kanji 安 means "peace," "cheap," or "low." It has multiple meanings and usages, and its usage in 安い (やすい) is related to the idea of something being "light" or "little" in terms of value or cost.