偉 — kanji meaning “admirable”
偉
admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
- Meanings
- admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
- On'yomi
- イ (i)
- Kun'yomi
- えら.い
- Name readings
- ひで
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1639 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- wěi — Chinese character page
Words with 偉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偉大 | いだい idai | great; grand; magnificent |
| 偉い | えらい erai | great; excellent; admirable |
| 偉人 | いじん ijin | great person; eminent figure |
| 偉業 | いぎょう igyou | great achievement; great feat; great work |
| 偉く | えらく eraku | awfully; terribly; tremendously |
| お偉方 | おえらがた oeragata | superiors; big shots; higher-ups |
| 偉功 | いこう ikou | great deed |
| 偉丈夫 | いじょうふ ijoufu | great man; hero; big man |
| 偉い人 | えらいひと eraihito | celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position |
| 偉がる | えらがる eragaru | to be conceited; to think highly of oneself |
| 偉観 | いかん ikan | magnificent sight; grand sight; spectacular view |
| 偉挙 | いきょ ikyo | excellent deeds |
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