偉 – admirable, greatness, remarkable

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1639 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 偉 means admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イ (i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is えら.い (erai). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	イ	i
Kun’yomi	えら.い	erai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・口・韋.

Words using 偉

偉大いだいgreat偉いえらいgreat

Example sentences

リンカーンは偉大な政治家であった。

Lincoln was a great statesman.

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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.

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あの偉い坊さんを見ろよ。

Look at the big shot.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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