Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    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.

Also written えらい人【えらいひと】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent

Kun
えら.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1639 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

Used in names as

ひで

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-10SKIP code
2a10.5The Kanji Dictionary
2425.6Four corner code
2155deroo
5049Unicode hex code
1-16-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
506Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
285New Nelson (John Haig)
148New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
167Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
111Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1643Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1772Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1532A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1535Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1098Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
837Morohashi
1005A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1053Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1096Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
327Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1504Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1242Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
123Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1658Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei3Pinyin reading
wiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

person

Kun
ひと-り-と
On
ジンニン
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
5 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

ひこふみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4SKIP code
2a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
1262deroo
4ebaUnicode hex code
1-31-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
339Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99New Nelson (John Haig)
3368New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4175Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344Morohashi
39A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30sakade
11Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
39henshall3
7Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2crowley
15Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
42Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
960Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren2Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level