偉 (admirable) kanji
偉
Admirable
This kanji has 12 strokes. It is being learnt at grade 8.
This kanji belongs to jōyō (regular-use) kanji.
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Meaning:admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
On reading:イ
i
Kun reading:えら-い
era-i

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偉大な予言者
いだいなよげんしゃ		 a great prophet, a grand foreteller
偉い目に遭った
えらいめにあった		 I had a heck of a time.
偉そうなことを言う
えらそうなことをいう		 talk big, say a self-important thing
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