偉い

Noun I-adj unclassified name

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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) greatness;excellence;magnificence

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I

偉えら

prefix

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prefix tremendous;big;great;terrible

before a noun

Other forms 豪 【えら】

偉ある

unclassified name

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Aru

偉いさむ

given name or forename, gender not specified

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Isamu

偉うぇい

unclassified name

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Wei

偉すぐる

given name or forename, gender not specified

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Suguru

偉つよし

unclassified name

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Tsuyoshi

偉まさる

male given name or forename

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Masaru

偉いえらい

Common adjective (keiyoushi)

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adjective (keiyoushi) great;excellent;admirable;commendable;laudable;honorable;wonderful;outstanding;extraordinary

私はあの人が将来偉くなると見取った。

I discerned the potential of great things in him.

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adjective (keiyoushi) distinguished;important;high-ranking;powerful;eminent;famous

あの偉い坊さんを見ろよ。

Look at the big shot.

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adjective (keiyoushi) word usually written using kana alone awful;terrible;serious;tremendous;great;mighty;severe

妻はアメリカでの新しい生活のリズムに慣れるのにえらい苦労した。

My wife had a hard time getting into the swing of our new life in America.

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adjective (keiyoushi) word usually written using kana alone tiring;tough;hard

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adverb (fukushi) word usually written using kana alone Kansai-ben very;extremely

Other forms 豪い 【えらい】 (rarely used kanji form)