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    3. 偉い

    偉い

    偉えらい​

    great

    N2KMT10News #36+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    豪い

    えらいエライエラい

    Adjective

    1.
    great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary
    2.
    distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous
    3.
    awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    tiring, tough, hard
    word usually written using kana alone

    Adverb

    5.
    very, extremely
    word usually written using kana alone

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    彼かれは偉えらい人ひとだ。

    He is a great person.

    KMT4Daily Life
    先せん生せいは生せい徒との努ど力りょくを偉えらいと褒ほめた。

    The teacher praised the student's effort as admirable.

    KMT8EducationEmotions & Psychology
    偉えらい役やく職しょくに就つくことは、大おおきな責せき任にんを伴ともなう。

    Holding an important position comes with great responsibility.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    よく頑がん張ばったね、偉えらい!

    You worked hard, that's admirable!

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは若わかいながらも、その分ぶん野やで偉えらい功こう績せきを残のこした。

    Though young, he left great achievements in that field.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    偉
    えら.い…(2)
    admirable・greatness・remarkable・conceited・famous…(1)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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