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N3イ形

えらい②

偉い

great; admirable; of high rank; terrible, awful (colloquial)

あの人ひとは会社かいしゃでいちばん偉えらい人ひとです。

That person is the highest-ranking person in the company.

In Minna no Nihongo (2nd ed.), lesson 28 · Standard Japanese: Elementary, lesson 33

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2022-07Kanji reading前田さんがそんなに偉い人だとは知りませんでした。

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