How do you read 安い?

安い is read やすい (yasui), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 2).

How is 安い used in a sentence?

この店も安いです。 — This store is also cheap.

How do you write 安い in romaji?

安い is written yasui in romaji.

安やすい

Q: What JLPT level is 安い?

安い is a JLPT N5 word (beginner).

やすい · yasui

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Cheap, inexpensive

calm, peaceful, quiet

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Nakadaka

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Example sentences

この店も安いです。

このみせもやすいです。

This store is also cheap.

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この商品も安いです。

このしょうひんもやすいです。

This product is also cheap.

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このスーパーも安いです。

このすーぱーもやすいです。

This supermarket is also cheap.

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この店は安いから、いつも混んでいる。

このみせはやすいから、いつもこんでいる。

Because this shop is cheap, it's always crowded.

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Kanji in this word

安Relax, Cheap, Low 音あん訓やす.い・やす.まる JLPT N4 · 6 strokes

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Conjugation

Negative (ない形)	安くないやすくない
Past (た形)	安かったやすかった
Past negative (なかった)	安くなかったやすくなかった
Te-form (て形)	安くてやすくて
Adverb (副詞形)	安くやすく
Before a noun (連体形)	安いやすい
Ba-conditional (条件形)	安ければやすければ
Tara-conditional (たら形)	安かったらやすかったら
Become ~ (~なる)	安くなるやすくなる
Too ~ (~すぎる)	安すぎるやすすぎる

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Words that share a kanji

安全あんぜんsafety, security 安易あんいeasy-going 安静あんせいrest 治安ちあんpublic order, security 安いやすいinexpensive; cheap (things)不安ふあんanxiety, uneasiness

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What does 安い mean?

Cheap, inexpensive. It can also mean: calm, peaceful, quiet.

How do you pronounce 安い?

やすい (yasui). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 安い?

JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.

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