Jisho

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Words — 5 found

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary
  • わたし
  • あのひとあの人
  • しょうらい将来
  • えら偉く
  • なる
  • 見取った
I discerned the potential of great things in him.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous
  • あの
  • えら偉い
  • ぼう坊さん
  • 見ろ
Look at the big shot.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severeUsually written using kana alone
  • つま
  • アメリカ
  • あたら新しい
  • せいかつ生活
  • リズム
  • 慣れる
  • のに
  • えらい
  • くろう苦労
  • した
My wife had a hard time getting into the swing of our new life in America.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. tiring; tough; hardUsually written using kana alone
Adverb (fukushi)
5. very; extremelyUsually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect
Other forms
豪い 【えらい】
Notes
豪い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
Other forms
えらい人 【えらいひと】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to have a terrible time; to have a hard timeSee also 目にあう
Other forms
偉い目に遭う 【えらいめにあう】
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えら
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brotherUsually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect
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Kanji — 1 found

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12 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
Kun: えら.い
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Sentences — 13 found

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    • むかし
    • ひとり1人
    • えら偉い
    • おうさま王様
    • 住んでいた
    Once there lived a great king. Tatoeba
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