Illustration: Inside a Japanese secondhand household-goods shop, a customer receives a clean, sturdy dining chair in exchange for just a couple of small coins held in an open palm. The seller accepts the modest payment while helping lift the chair over the counter edge.

JLPT N2prefixLevel estimated by Bebop

安やす

yasu

cheap, low-priced

Used in compounds such as 安月給 and 円安. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 安やす月給げっきゅうでどうにか暮くらしています。

    I’m managing scraping along on a small salary.

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  2. 近所きんじょに激げき安やすスーパーがあればなあ。

    I wish there were a super discount supermarket in the neighbourhood.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 円えん安やすは物価高ぶっかだかのもとになりますか。

    Does depreciation of the yen give rise to inflation?

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Kanji in 安

  • 安relax; cheapOnアンKunやすい・やすまる・やす

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