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Japanese word 偉い: great / excellent / remarkable. Meanings and example sentences.

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偉い (えらい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

偉い (えらい) means great / excellent / remarkable.

See example sentences below.

偉い at a glance

偉い
えらいerai
N2adj
great / excellent / remarkable
偉いえらいeraiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 偉い

Core meaning

great / excellent / remarkable

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は偉い科学者です。

Translation

He is a great scientist.

Example 2

今日は偉い雨が降っています。

Translation

It's raining terribly today.

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