えら
偉
　
い

adjective

  1. great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary.
  2. distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous.
  3. awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe. Usually written with kana alone.
  4. tiring, tough, hard. Usually written with kana alone.

adverb

Kansai-ben. Usually written with kana alone.
  1. very, extremely.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えら
偉
　
い
 偉い えらい ✔
エラ
偉
　
い
 偉い エライ
エラ
偉
　
い
 偉い エラい
えら
豪
　
い
 豪い えらい
エラ
豪
　
い
 豪い エライ
エラ
豪
　
い
 豪い エラい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

admirable, greatness, remarkable
えら.い　イ　ひで (Early Jr. High, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ　そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride, (跨 variant)