What's the difference between 優しい and 簡単? - Feed Post by AnaFelix

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  shiroto

  I think translating 優しい to "simple" doesn't do it justice. It goes more in the direction of "graceful" or "elegant". Depending on the situation it can also be translated as being gentle or nice. 優しい人 usually describes a gentle/nice person. 簡単 translates best to "easy", imo. As in "I beat the game, because it was easy."

  September 28, 2015 at 3:32pm
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  shiroto

  But don't confuse 優しい with 易しい. Both are "yasashii", but the second one also means "easy". As I understand it, it is closer to 簡単 than 優しい.

  September 28, 2015 at 3:48pm
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  sasmith

  優しい = 親切/柔和(gentle/friendly); 易しい = 簡単/容易(easy/simple).

  October 1, 2015 at 12:13am
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  AnaFelix

  ありがとございますみんなさん！

  October 3, 2015 at 3:15am