JLPT N2

great; admirable; respectable

Item 60 of 481 | 12 strokes | Radical: 亻 (person), 韋 (tanned leather)

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomiえら.い

Mnemonic

A PERSON (亻) who is as tough as TANNED LEATHER (韋) is GREAT (偉).

Example Words

偉い (えらい) great, admirable
偉大 (いだい) great, magnificent