Word Meaning 偉そう

えらそう erasou

偉そう is read as えらそう (erasou) and means self-important.

Meaning

English

  1. self-important
  2. important-looking
  3. pompous
  4. proud
  5. conceited
  6. snobbish

Reading

Kana

えらそう

Romaji

erasou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 152078 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

偉大

いだい

great

偉人

いじん

great person

偉い

えらい

tiring

偉業

いぎょう

great achievement

greatness

Example Sentences

8

I'm sorry for being so bossy.

You're so bossy.

Don't sass me.

Who the hell do you think you are?

I'm sorry for sounding arrogant.

Why are you always so damn proud of yourself?

You should stop acting so arrogant in front of other people.

"Eep, my shirt's on backward! Hold on, you already knew, didn't you? Why didn't you tell me? I literally just gave a big lecture looking like this!" "Well, they say ignorance is bliss. I just figured it'd be best if I didn't say anything."