► 助動詞
やす [(1)やす] [dial] [polite] meaning: please rank: 4
☆ おいでやす ⇨ Welcome (☛ A western dialect. おいでやす literally means “please come”, even though it is used as “welcome”)
► 名詞
安 [やす] meaning: cheap rank: 2
☆ 株価は百円安で引けた ⇨ The stock price ended down ¥100
► 接頭辞
安 [やす] meaning: cheap rank: 2
☆ あそこは安ホテルの割に良かった ⇨ That was a cheap hotel but not bad at all
☆ この手の仕事はきついのに安月給だ ⇨ This kind of job is hard but salaries are cheap
More examples:
- 子供をむやみに褒めそやすのは良くない ⇨ It is not good to praise children indiscriminately
- 滑りやすいので足元に気をつけて下さい ⇨ It is slippery, so please watch your footing
- 売上を増やすにはどうしたらいいだろうか？ ⇨ What should I do to increase the sales
- 塗装表面は傷つきやすい ⇨ The painted surface can be damaged easily
- どうも頭がもやもやする ⇨ My head is not clear for some reason
- この果物は傷みやすい ⇨ This fruit is easy to go bad
- 運動しやすい身軽な格好 ⇨ Light and easy-to-move outfits suitable for exercising
- それは壊れやすいから丁寧に使わなきゃ駄目だ ⇨ It’s fragile so you have to handle it carefully
- 季節の変わり目は体調を崩しやすい ⇨ You tend to lose fitness, get sick, easily at a change of seasons
- このトランクは大きく開くので荷物が出し入れしやすい ⇨ This trunk lid opens wide so it is easy to load and unload stuff
- 喉の乾きを癒やす飲み物 ⇨ A drink that quenches thirst
- この教科書は分かりやすい ⇨ This textbook is easy to understand
- 新製品は使いやすさに重点を置いて設計されている ⇨ The new product was designed with an emphasis on ease of use
- 既往症で体が弱っている人は特にウイルスに感染しやすい ⇨ The people with weak health due to existing conditions are more vulnerable to the virus
- 彼は話しやすい ⇨ He is easy to talk to