Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: overpowering, great, powerful, excelling, Australia

Kunyomi: えら.い

Onyomi: ゴウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: pig

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ゴウ Australia

ゴウ strong, hard, manly

キョウゴウ overwhelming strength, extremely strong person, powerhouse, very strong player, very strong team

コゴウ veteran, old-timer, experienced person

Kunyomi Examples

偉い えらい great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, very troublesome, awful, terrible, tiring, tough, very, extremely