Vocabulary
What does 偉い (えらい, erai) mean?
偉い (えらい, erai) means great, admirable; important.
Quick facts| Reading | えらい |
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| Romaji | erai |
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| Part of speech | i-adjective |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonerai
great, admirable; important
- 1i-adjective great; excellent; admirable
- 2i-adjective distinguished; important; high-ranking
- 3i-adjective awful; terrible; serious
- 4i-adjective tiring; tough; hard
- 5adverb very; extremely
Example sentences
一人で全部やるなんて偉いね。
Doing it all by yourself, that's impressive.
彼のお父さんは会社で偉い人です。
His father is an important person at his company.
