Easy / Hard to Do: 〜やすい / 〜にくい
Use 〜やすい and 〜にくい to describe how easy or hard an action feels to perform, understand, remember, or use.
What 〜やすい and 〜にくい mean
These patterns describe how easy or hard an action is to do. They do not simply mean “can” or “cannot.” Instead, they express usability, comfort, clarity, memorability, and practical difficulty.
この辞書は使いやすい。
This dictionary is easy to use.
〜やすい evaluates how easy an action feels.
この漢字は覚えにくい。
This kanji is hard to remember.
〜にくい highlights practical difficulty, not impossibility.
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