Word details

偉い人

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 偉い人.

Dictionary

Entry

偉い人えらい人えらいひとNounExpressionFreq #11018
1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

Examples
偉い人は身なりを気にしない。
A great man doesn't care about his appearance.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent

12 strokesFrequency 1,639JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

えら.い

Nanori

ひで

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz