偉い – Vocabulary details

偉えらい

Meanings

Adjective (い)

1. great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent

2. very troublesome; awful; terrible

3. tiring; tough

Adverb

Usually written in kana

Kansai-ben

4. very; extremely

Alt. forms

Kanji used

偉

great

Pitch accent

え

ら

い

Used in: 4253

Used in vocabulary (6 in total)

偉えらい人ひと

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

偉えらいさん

big shot; higher-ups

ど偉えらい

immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

偉えらい目めにあう

to have a terrible time; to have a hard time

偉えらい目めに遭あう

to have a terrible time; to have a hard time

偉えらいこっちゃ

what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother

Examples (2 in total)

昔むかし１ひと人りの偉えらい王おう様さまが住すんでいた。

Once there lived a great king.

彼かれは偉えらい学がく者しゃで、さらによいことには、良よい先せん生せいだ。