安い・廉い|やすいyasui[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectivecheap; inexpensive
   これはバーゲン商品しょうひんなので定価ていかよりやすくなっているんじゃないですか。↗

   Aren't you selling this at a discount price?
2. i-adjectivecalm; peaceful; quiet

• Synonym安価あんかWrittenWritten/formal prose. A Sino-Japanese word for low prices, common in product descriptions like 「安価な製品」; it can also mean cheap or superficial, as in 「安価な同情」.
• Synonym割安わりやすNeutralNeutral. Cheap relative to quality or quantity — good value for money, as in 「まとめ買いは割安だ」. It stresses cost-performance rather than a low price in itself.
• Synonym安上がりやすあがりNeutralNeutral. Describes spending little or saving money, as in 「自炊の方が安上がりだ」. It focuses on low total outlay rather than the price of a single item.
• Synonym格安かくやすNeutralNeutral. Especially cheap — priced well below the norm, as in 「格安航空券」. Common in advertising.
• Synonym廉価れんかWrittenWritten/formal prose. A written word for low prices, as in 「廉価版」; leans toward commercial usage.
• Synonym低廉ていれんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A written word for low prices, as in 「低廉な価格」; typical of official documents and explanatory texts.
• SynonymチープCasualColloquial. A loanword for cheap goods or a cheap feel, often with a shabby, derogatory nuance, as in 「チープな作り」.
• Synonym安手やすでCasualColloquial. Cheap and low-grade, with a cheap-goods, derogatory feel, as in 「安手の服」; not used very often.
• Antonym高いたかいNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「安い」: expensive. It also means high in height or degree.
• Antonym高価こうかNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「安い」: expensive or valuable; more formal than 「高い」.

For 'cheap', 「安い」 is the default. Use 「安価」 in written prose, 「割安」 for good value for money, 「格安」 for especially low prices, 「安上がり」 for low overall cost, and 「チープ」 for a cheap, shabby feel. Opposites: 「高い」, or the more formal 「高価」.

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1. 物ものに付つけられた値打ねうちや値段ねだんが低ひくい。必要ひつようとする経費けいひが少すくない。
2. （やや古いにしえ）行おこなうことにさほどの労力ろうりょくを使つかわなくてもよい様子ようす。容易よういである。