Memory phrase for the Kanji: 偉

偉

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Meaning admirable, great, superior, remarkable

Pronunciation

I
erai

Explanation

Left: person 人, right: averted from the center 韋 (var. of 5 五, center 口, 5 五 (upside down)= twice five averted from center

Mnemonic
 
The person who is fivefold turning away from the center (= main stream) is admirable.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
韋 avertedRadical nameshigawa From top: var. of foot/stop 止, center 口, foot/stop 止 = feet standing around a center in all directions
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 Vocabulary

偉い えらい  great, celebrated, eminent, famous, remarkable, excellent
偉大 いだい  greatness

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