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お偉いさん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お偉いさん

おえらいさん
おエライさん
Noun
Freq #16617
1

Colloquial

big shot; higher-ups

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 1639
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

admirable
greatness
remarkable
conceited
famous
excellent

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
えら.い
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ひで
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