Moto 偉: Admirable; Greatness; RemarkableKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- イ
- Kun'yomi
- えら(い)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 38 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (イ)
- 偉大いだいgreat; grand
- 偉業いぎょうgreat achievement; great feat
- 偉いgreatness
- 偉人いじんgreat person; eminent figure
- 俊偉しゅんいlarge and excellent
- 偉丈夫いじょうふgreat man; great god
- 偉力いりょくpower; might
- 偉功いこうgreat deed
- 偉効いこうgreat effect
- 偉勲いくんgreat achievement
- 偉容いようdignified appearance; majestic appearance
- 偉徳いとくgreat virtue; outstanding virtue
- 偉才いさいgenius; prodigy
- 偉挙いきょexcellent deeds
- 偉材いざいextraordinary talent; genius
- 偉烈いれつgreat achievement
- 偉績いせきglorious achievements
- 偉観いかんmagnificent sight
- 偉跡いせきremaining works; results of a man's labor (labour)
- 偉蹟いせきremaining works; results of a man's labor (labour)
- 容貌魁偉ようぼうかいい(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
- 雄偉ゆういmagnificent
- 魁偉かいいbrawny; muscular
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 偉いえらいgreat; excellent
- お偉いさんおえらいさんbig shot; higher-ups
- お偉方おえらがたsuperiors; big shots
- ど偉いどえらいimmense; awesome
- 偉いこっちゃえらいこっちゃwhat are we going to do?; uh-oh
- 偉いさんえらいさんbig shot; higher-ups
- 偉い人えらいひとcelebrated personage; big-wig
- 偉い目にあうえらいめにあうto have a terrible time; to have a hard time
- 偉い目に遭うえらいめにあうto have a terrible time; to have a hard time
- 偉がるえらがるto be conceited; to think highly of oneself
- 偉くえらくexceedingly; excessively
- 偉そうえらそうself-important; important-looking
- 偉ぶるえらぶるto put on airs; to swagger
- 偉物えらぶつtalented person; great man
- 御偉方おえらがたsuperiors; big shots
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