Moji Ninja

偉 — great; admirable

偉 means “great; admirable”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: イ (i). Kun'yomi: えら(い) (erai). You'll see it in words such as 偉い (erai, “great; excellent”).

偉
Stroke order of 偉
Meaning
great; admirable
On'yomi
イ (i)
Kun'yomi
えら(い) (erai)
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N2 · set Qualities 5

How to remember 偉

Parts: 亻 person · 韋 tanned hide

Words with 偉

WordReadingMeaning
偉いえらい eraigreat; excellent

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Qualities 5” set

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