Word Meaning 偉い

えらい erai

偉い is read as えらい (erai) and means tiring.

Meaning

English

  1. tiring
  2. tough
  3. very
  4. extremely
  5. very troublesome
  6. awful
  7. terrible
  8. great

Reading

Kana

えらい

Romaji

erai

Writing Variants

  • 豪い えらい erai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 224 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

偉大

いだい

great

偉人

いじん

great person

偉業

いぎょう

great achievement

greatness

Example Sentences

6

かれはほんとうにえらいひとだ。

He is truly a great person.

ちいさなしんせつでもえらいことだよ。

Even a small act of kindness is admirable.

かのじょはわかいのにえらいね。

She is impressive for someone so young.

かれはまちでえらいいしゃとしてしられている。

He is known as a famous doctor in town.

このせんしゅはほんとうにえらいせいせきをのこした。

This athlete achieved truly remarkable results.

まいにちやすまずはたらくなんてえらい。

It's admirable to work every day without taking a break.