あっさり

あっさり · assari · JLPT N1 · adverb

easily

🥗 Etymology: 淡 light and plain, like a mild dish that goes down with no fuss, so easily

The same word describes light-flavored food (あっさりした味). Something mild and unfussy goes down easily, so it came to mean easily, readily, or quickly.

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