簡易

See also: 简易

Chinese

		simple	change; easy; simple
trad. (簡易)		簡	易
simp. (简易)		简	易

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎnyì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² ji⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kán-ī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnyì
  - Wade–Giles: chien³-i⁴
  - Yale: jyǎn-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanyih
  - Palladius: цзяньи (czjanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    檢疫／检疫
    簡易／简易
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaan² ji⁶
  - Yale: gáan yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gan² yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ jiː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-ī
  - Tâi-lô: kán-ī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafn'i
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i³³/

Adjective

簡易

simple and easy
(of a structure, facility, etc.) simple and crude; unsophisticated

Synonyms

(simple and easy):

不複雜／不复杂 (bù fùzá)
單純／单纯 (dānchún)
淺易／浅易 (qiǎnyì)
簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
簡單／简单 (jiǎndān)
輕巧／轻巧 (qīngqiǎo)

(simple and crude):

簡陋／简陋 (jiǎnlòu)
耷濕／耷湿 (dap¹ sap¹) (Cantonese)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
簡	易
かん Grade: 6	い Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かんい [káꜜǹ'ì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
(Tokyo) かんい [kàń'í] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃i]

Adjective

簡(かん)易(い) • (kan'i) -na (adnominal 簡(かん)易(い)な (kan'i na), adverbial 簡(かん)易(い)に (kan'i ni))

simple, easy

Inflection

Inflection of 簡易

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	簡易だろ	かんいだろ	kan'i daro
Continuative (連用形)	簡易で	かんいで	kan'i de
Terminal (終止形)	簡易だ	かんいだ	kan'i da
Attributive (連体形)	簡易な	かんいな	kan'i na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	簡易なら	かんいなら	kan'i nara
Imperative (命令形)	簡易であれ	かんいであれ	kan'i de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	簡易ではない簡易じゃない	かんいではないかんいじゃない	kan'i de wa nai kan'i ja nai
Informal past	簡易だった	かんいだった	kan'i datta
Informal negative past	簡易ではなかった簡易じゃなかった	かんいではなかったかんいじゃなかった	kan'i de wa nakatta kan'i ja nakatta
Formal	簡易です	かんいです	kan'i desu
Formal negative	簡易ではありません簡易じゃありません	かんいではありませんかんいじゃありません	kan'i de wa arimasen kan'i ja arimasen
Formal past	簡易でした	かんいでした	kan'i deshita
Formal negative past	簡易ではありませんでした簡易じゃありませんでした	かんいではありませんでしたかんいじゃありませんでした	kan'i de wa arimasen deshita kan'i ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	簡易で	かんいで	kan'i de
Conditional	簡易なら（ば）	かんいなら（ば）	kan'i nara (ba)
Provisional	簡易だったら	かんいだったら	kan'i dattara
Volitional	簡易だろう	かんいだろう	kan'i darō
Adverbial	簡易に	かんいに	kan'i ni
Degree	簡易さ	かんいさ	kan'isa

Classical conjugation of "簡易なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	簡易なら	かんいなら	kan'inara
Continuative (連用形)	簡易に^[1] 簡易なり^[2]	かんいにかんいなり	kan'ini kan'inari
Terminal (終止形)	簡易なり	かんいなり	kan'inari
Attributive (連体形)	簡易なる	かんいなる	kan'inaru
Realis (已然形)	簡易なれ	かんいなれ	kan'inare
Imperative (命令形)	簡易なれ	かんいなれ	kan'inare
Key constructions
Negative	簡易ならず	かんいならず	kan'inarazu
Contrasting conjunction	簡易なれど	かんいなれど	kan'inaredo
Causal conjunction	簡易なれば	かんいなれば	kan'inareba
Conditional conjunction	簡易ならば	かんいならば	kan'inaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	簡易なりき	かんいなりき	kan'inariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	簡易なりけり	かんいなりけり	kan'inarikeri
Adverbial	簡易に	かんいに	kan'ini
^[1]Without auxiliary verb. ^[2]With auxiliary verb.

Noun

簡(かん)易(い) • (kan'i)

simplicity, ease

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 “簡易”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) ‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
簡	易

Noun

簡易 • (gani) (hangeul 간이)

hanja form^? of 간이

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
簡	易

Noun

簡易

chữ Hán form of giản dị.

[SMK7-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[NKD2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 “簡易”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) ‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)

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