やすし

See also: やすじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
安し廉し易し

From Old Japanese. First appears in the Kojiki of 712 CE as 夜須（久） (yasu(ku)).^[1]^[2] In turn from Proto-Japonic *yasu. Cognate with 休(やす)む (yasumu, “to rest”).^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やすし [yàsúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ja̠sɨɕi]

Adjective

やすし • (yasushi) ^†-ku

Classical Japanese and literary form of やすい (yasui)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "やすし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	やすく^[1] やすから^[2]	yasuku yasukara
Continuative (連用形)	やすく^[1] やすかり^[2]	yasuku yasukari
Terminal (終止形)	やすし	yasusi
Attributive (連体形)	やすきやすかる	yasuki yasukaru
Realis (已然形)	やすけれ	yasukere
Imperative (命令形)	やすかれ	yasukare
Key constructions
Negative	やすからず	yasukarazu
Contrasting conjunction	やすけれど	yasukeredo
Causal conjunction	やすければ	yasukereba
Conditional conjunction	やすくば	yasukuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	やすかりき	yasukariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	やすかりけり	yasukarikeri
Adverbial	やすく	yasuku

^[1]Without auxiliary verb.
^[2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of やすし – see the following entries.

【康】4	[proper noun] a male given name

【泰】S	[proper noun] a male given name

【靖】J	[proper noun] a male given name

【安司】	[proper noun] a male given name Alternative spelling やすじ

【安志】	[proper noun] a male given name

【恭史やすふみ】

[proper noun] a male given name

【寧志】	[proper noun] a male given name

【泰司】	[proper noun] a male given name Alternative spelling やすじ

【泰志】	[proper noun] a male given name

【泰士】	[proper noun] a male given name

【誉士】	[proper noun] a male given name

(This term, やすし (yasushi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as やすし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as やすし.

References

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “やす・い【安・易】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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[KDJ2O-2] 2.0 ^2.1 “やす・い【安・易】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[KDJ-3] Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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