漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

4Junior high level12 strokesRadical
On
Kun
えら.い
Meaning
great; admirable

Origin

ORIGIN

亻 "person" with 韋: a person beyond the ordinary — great, admirable.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

偉大・偉人・偉観
えらい偉い・偉ぶる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 偉大いだい

    great

  • 偉業いぎょう

    great achievement

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

偉大な発見が世界を変えた。

A great discovery changed the world.

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