Kanji

偉

admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

イ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

えらい

Nanori (Name Reading)

いさむ, えら, おおい, たけ, より

Common Readings

イ, えら…い

Example sentences

偉い えらい
彼は本当に偉い人だ。

He is a truly great person.

偉大 いだい
ニュートンは偉大な科学者だ。

Newton is a great scientist.

人物 じんぶつ
彼は、歴史に名を残す偉大な人物だ。

He is a great figure who left his name in history.

偉い人 えらいひと
彼は成長して偉い人になった。

He grew up to be a great man.

お偉いさん おえらいさん
会議にはお偉いさんばかりが並んでいて、現場の声は少なかった。

At the meeting, only the bigwigs were lined up, and there were few voices from the front line.

偉業 いぎょう
彼は3連覇という偉業を成し遂げた

He achieved the great feat of winning three consecutive times.

成し遂げる なしとげる
彼はついに前人未到の偉業を成し遂げた

He finally accomplished an unprecedented feat.

偉人 いじん
彼は歴史上の偉人として名を残した。

He left his mark as a great historical figure.

青史汗簡 せいしかんかん
偉人の功績は、必ずや青史汗簡に永く留められるだろう。

The achievements of the great man will surely remain in the historical records forever.

Example Vocabulary

偉い

えらい

great; admirable; high-ranking

偉大

いだい

great; grand; magnificent

偉い人

えらいひと

great person; important person; influential person

お偉いさん

おえらいさん

bigwig; important person; high-ranking official

偉業

いぎょう

great achievement; great feat

偉人

いじん

great person; great man/woman

お偉方

おえらがた

偉丈夫

いじょうふ

偉ぶる

えらぶる

偉いさん

えらいさん

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