Onyomi: イ · Kunyomi: えら.い · Meanings: admirable, conceited, excellent, famous, greatness, remarkable
Kanji for admirable, conceited, excellent, famous, greatness
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The kanji 偉 combines the person radical 亻 with the character 韋 (tanned leather). The left side, 亻, shows that it relates to a person, while 韋 originally depicted layers of tough leather, symbolizing strength, durability, and greatness. Together, they form the image of a person of great endurance and achievement — someone strong in spirit and character. Over time, 偉 came to mean “great,” “admirable,” or “heroic,” describing someone who stands above others in deeds or virtue.
Made from 亻(person) and 韋(tough leather), 偉 represents a strong, capable person — one who is great, admirable, or distinguished.
This kanji declares: the person (亻) with the strength of leather (韋) is truly great — 偉 means admirable, mighty, and worthy of respect.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 偉 | えら | tremendous, big, great, terrible | Prefix |
| 偉 | い | greatness, excellence, magnificence | Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 偉大 | いだい | great, grand, magnificent, outstanding, mighty | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 偉い | えらい | great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary | common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 偉業 | いぎょう | great achievement, great feat, great work, great undertaking | common Noun |
| 偉人 | いじん | great person, eminent figure | common Noun |
| 威力 | いりょく | power, might, authority, influence | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 偉そう | えらそう | self-important, important-looking, pompous, proud, conceited, snobbish | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 偉い人 | えらいひと | celebrated personage, big-wig, person in a high position | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| えらい目にあう | えらいめにあう | to have a terrible time, to have a hard time | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending |