Practice JLPT偉い (erai)
great,celebrated,eminent,terrible,awful,famous,remarkable,excellent
- JLPT N2
- adjective
- Pitch 2
- #4324 most frequent
Meaning
偉い (えらい, erai) is a JLPT N2 adjective meaning “great,celebrated,eminent,terrible,awful,famous,remarkable,excellent”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は 偉い 学者です。
He's a great scholar.
働いて偉い？
Are you proud of me for working (so hard)?
勉強して偉い？
Are you proud of me for studying?
こんなに稼いで偉い？
Are you proud of me for making all this money?
自分で学費払ってるの？！偉い！
You're paying the tuition on your own? Good for you!
ただの集まりだと思って、顔を出したら、 偉い人達が 出席していたのでびっくりした。
I made an appearance because I thought it was an ordinary gathering, but to my surprise there were big shots attending.
しかしNikoの XX の勉強法？を聞いてると、本当に完璧に近づいていくだろうね。偉いよ。
However, hearing about the way you study XX, I imagine you really will get close to perfect. Very impressive.
A: お父様はお偉い方だったそうですね。B: いいえ、とんでもありません。ただの大学教師でした。
A: I heard that your father was a great man. B: No, not at all. He was an ordinary college professor.
えらい。
I admire you for keeping your head.
あの偉い坊さんを見ろよ。
Look at the big shot.
君は 偉いことをやったね。
You've done it!
あなたは 冷静を 保った。