偉 — Stroke Order, Readings & Meaning

Readings

On readingイ

Kun readingえら.い

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彼は日本で最も偉大な学者の一人です。He is one of the greatest scientists in Japan.tatoeba
彼は当時もっとも偉大な作家とみなされていた。He was regarded as the greatest writer of the day.tatoeba
greatness
歴史上最も偉大な作曲家はベートーヴェンだと思っています。I think Beethoven is as great a composer as ever lived.tatoeba
悪神が懸かった時は自分では偉い神様が乗り移ったと信じ込む場合が多い。When people are possessed by an evil god, they often think that they are possessed by a great god.wiki
remarkable
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famous
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person (人) · locket · stick (丨) · key · mouth (口) · monocle · sunglasses with one lens missing

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1772

彼は天文学、即ち天文の学問の偉大な権威であった。

He was a great authority on astronomy, or the science of the heavenly bodies.tatoeba

悪神が懸かった時は自分では偉い神様が乗り移ったと信じ込む場合が多い。

When people are possessed by an evil god, they often think that they are possessed by a great god.wiki