偉い、豪い
えらい、エライ、エラい
erai
JMdict entry #1155780
- adjective (keiyoushi) great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary
- adjective (keiyoushi) distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous
- adjective (keiyoushi) word usually written using kana alone awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe
- adjective (keiyoushi) word usually written using kana alone tiring; tough; hard
- adverb (fukushi) word usually written using kana alone very; extremely
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は自分では偉いつもりでいるが、実際はとるに足らぬ人だ。
kare ha jibun de ha erai tsumori de iru ga 、 jissai ha toru ni tara nu hito da 。
He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。
kare ha kaisha wo kubi ni naxtsu ta n da kedo 、 wazawai tenji te fuku to nasu de 、 migoto dokuritsu shi ta kara erai yo 。
His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.
彼は偉い学者で、さらによいことには、良い先生だ。
kare ha erai gakusha de 、 sarani yoi koto ni ha 、 yoi sensei da 。
He is a great scholar and what is better, a good teacher.
大きくなったら、偉い人になりたい。
ookiku naxtsu tara 、 erai hito ni nari tai 。
I want to be somebody when I grow up.
昔１人の偉い王様が住んでいた。
mukashi hitori no erai ou sama ga sun de i ta 。
Once there lived a great king.
自分を偉い者だと思っている。
jibun wo erai mono da to omoxtsu te iru 。
He thinks himself to be somebody.