Meaning of えらい in Japanese
Definition of えらい
-
(adj-i) great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent
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. - awful; terrible
Words related to えらい
- (exp) good!; great!
-
(n) celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
偉い人は身なりを気にしない。
A great man doesn't care about his appearance.
- (adj-i) immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
- (n) big shot; higher-ups
- (n) big shot; higher-ups
-
(exp) terrible time; hard time; bad day
吹雪でえらい目に遭った。
We had a terrible time in the blizzard.
