えらい

偉い

豪い

[erai]

Meanings

1.Adj-i

great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary

2.Adj-i

distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous

3.Adj-i

awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe

4.Adj-i

tiring; tough; hard

5.Adverb

very; extremely

困難を乗り越えるのは偉いことです。

Overcoming difficulties is admirable.

若くして社長になった彼女は本当に偉かった。

She became company president at a young age and was truly admirable.

肩書きがあるだけでは偉くない。

Having a title alone doesn't make one great.