偉い
えらい
Also written 豪い
Meanings
- い-adjective great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary
- distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous
- awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe
- tiring; tough; hard
- Adverb very; extremely
Kanji
- 偉 great. Read as えらい.
Example sentences
- 君は偉いことをやったね。
You've done it! - 偉い人は身なりを気にしない。
A great man doesn't care about his appearance. - あなたは冷静を保った。えらい。
I admire you for keeping your head. - あと５００００マイルほど走行距離を出してみたかったのだが、高速道路で故障してしまった。修理となるとえらく金がかかってとても無理だろう。
I had hoped to get another 50,000 miles out of my car, but it gave up the ghost on the expressway and it would cost too much to fix it. - 肩書きが偉くても地位が高いとは限らない。
A big title does not necessarily mean a high position.
Common phrases
Words containing 偉い
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