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偉

偉 — admirable, greatness, remarkable

On
イ
Kun
えらい
Strokes
12
JLPT
N3
School grade
8

Common words with 偉

  • 偉大いだいgreat; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mightyCommon

    リンカーンは偉大な政治家であった。
    Lincoln was a great statesman.

  • 偉業いぎょうgreat achievement; great feat; great work; great undertakingCommon

    人間は動物よりはるかに多くの偉業をなしてきたのである。
    Human beings have achieved a lot more than animals.

  • 偉いえらいgreat; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outst…Common

    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.

  • 偉人いじんgreat person; eminent figureCommon
  • 偉いgreatness; excellence; magnificenceOccasional
  • 偉い人えらいひとcelebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high positionRare
  • お偉いさんおえらいさんbig shot; higher-upsRare
  • 偉いさんえらいさんbig shot; higher-upsRare
  • ど偉いどえらいimmense; awesome; enormous; terrificRare
  • 偉そうえらそうself-important; important-looking; pompous; proud; conceited; snobbishRare
  • 偉えらtremendous; big; great; terribleRare
  • 偉いこっちゃえらいこっちゃwhat are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brotherRare
  • 偉跡いせきremaining works; results of a man's labor (labour)Rare
  • 偉志いしgrand ambition; lofty aspirationsRare
  • 偉ぶるえらぶるto put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantlyRare
  • 俊偉しゅんいlarge and excellentRare
  • 偉烈いれつgreat achievementRare
  • 偉くえらくawfully; terribly; tremendously; exceedingly; extremelyRare
  • 偉挙いきょexcellent deedsRare
  • お偉方おえらがたsuperiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitariesRare

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 18 words that use 偉.

  • 偉大 いだい great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
  • 偉業 いぎょう great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
  • 偉い えらい great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outst…
  • 偉人 いじん great person; eminent figure
  • 偉 い greatness; excellence; magnificence

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