えらい 【偉い】
See also
Phrases
- ～事 chiweekutu，chuweekutu
- ～もの chiweemuN，chuweemuN
- 偉く jikoo
- 偉そうにしている者 takaʔuchagaa
- 偉そうにする takabiyuN
Define えらい erai Meaning エライ
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えらい【偉い・豪い】
(Common I-adjective)
- Great; Excellent; Admirable; Remarkable; Distinguished; Important; Celebrated; Famous; Eminent
- Awful; Terrible
— Word usually written using kana alone
どえらい【ど偉い】
(I-adjective)
- Immense; Awesome; Enormous; Terrific
えらいひと【偉い人・えらい人】
(Noun)
- Celebrated personage; Big-wig; Person in a high position
えらいさん【偉いさん】
(Noun)
- Big shot; Higher-ups
— Colloquialism
エライザほう【エライザ法】
(Noun)
- Enzyme-linked immunoSorbent assay (virus detection method); ELISA
えらいですね【偉いですね】
(Expression)
- Good!; Great!
— Word usually written using kana alone
おえらいさん・おエライさん【お偉いさん】
(Noun)
- Big shot; Higher-ups
— Colloquialism
えらいめにあう【えらい目にあう・えらい目に遭う・えらい目に会う・偉い目にあう・偉い目に遭う・偉い目に会う】
(Expression)
- To have a terrible time; To have a hard time
Kansai-ben
えらいこっちゃ【偉いこっちゃ】
(Expression)
- What are we going to do?; Uh-oh; Oh crap
— Word usually written using kana alone