Japanese symbol for “cheaply”
安く
やすく
Romaji: yasuku
inexpensively; cheaply
In Japanese, cheaply is 安く, read やすく (yasuku).
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Meanings
- adv inexpensively; cheaply
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cheaply”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| せこせこ | せこせこ sekoseko | stingily; cheaply; slyly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安全 | あんぜん anzen | safety; security |
| 安心 | あんしん anshin | peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 安定 | あんてい antei | stability; steadiness; consistency |
| 不安定 | ふあんてい fuantei | instability; insecurity; crankiness |
| 保安 | ほあん hoan | peace preservation; security |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.