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えらい

usually kana

Readings

えらいエライエラい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-igreat; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary
  2. 2.
    adj-idistinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous
  3. 3.
    adj-iawful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe
  4. 4.
    adj-itiring; tough; hard
  5. 5.
    advvery; extremely

Example sentences

私はあの人が将来偉くなると見取った。

I discerned the potential of great things in him.

あの偉い坊さんを見ろよ。

Look at the big shot.

妻はアメリカでの新しい生活のリズムに慣れるのにえらい苦労した。

My wife had a hard time getting into the swing of our new life in America.

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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