単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#470 most used

偉い

えらい2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

great; admirable

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

You study every day, how admirable!

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

He thinks himself to be somebody.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

2

distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous

い-adjective

3

awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe

い-adjective

4

tiring; tough; hard

い-adjective

5

very; extremely

adverb

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#470 most used

Written偉い only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium