JLPT N1 • GENERAL

easy-going

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

Meaning "easy-going" or "facile", this な-adjective often carries a negative connotation of being too simplistic, careless, or lacking deep thought. It describes an approach or decision made without sufficient consideration of the consequences. It's not just "easy", but rather "thoughtlessly easy". Usage: "安易な (an'i na) + noun" or "安易に (an'i ni) + verb". Example: You should not rely on such a simplistic idea. (そんな安易な考えに頼るべきではない。)

日本語解説

物事を深く考えずに、たやすく済ませようとする様子。軽率で、熟慮が足りないという否定的な意味合いで使われることが多い、な形容詞。「安易な+名詞」や「安易に+動詞」の形で使う。例文:安易に契約書にサインしてはいけない。

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