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えら

rarely used kanji formい adjectiveadjective (generic)usually written using kana aloneadverbKansai-ben

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Meanings

  • great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary
  • distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous
  • awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
  • tiring, tough, hard
  • very, extremely

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょえら研究者けんきゅうしゃとして世界中せかいじゅうられている。

She is known throughout the world as an eminent researcher.

そんなえらひとえるなんて、光栄こうえいです。

It is an honor to be able to meet such an important person.

かれわかいのにえらことをやりげた。

Despite being young, he accomplished something truly outstanding.

そんなにえらくなっても、むかし友達ともだちわすれないでほしい。

Even if you become so distinguished, I hope you won't forget your old friends.

かれ一人ひとりでその困難こんなん問題もんだい解決かいけつしたとは、えらとしかいようがない。

The fact that he solved that difficult problem all by himself — there is no other word for it but admirable.