Meaning of 凄い(すごい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 凄い JLPT 4

Kana Reading すごい

Romaji sugoi

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

terrible; dreadful
Parts of speech

Meaning

amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
Parts of speech

Meaning

to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

Example Sentences

凄い, すごい used in context

ママー、今(いま)あのおにいちゃんすごいころんだ(ころぶ)よー。

Mummy, that man just fell flat on his face!
普通(ふつう)、アマチュアでは250ヤード飛べば(とぶ)すごい飛距離(ひきょり)だと言われます(いう)。

Normally you'd call 250 yards a great distance for an amateur.
Boston Dynamicsのロボット「RHex」は、いろんな地形(ちけい)を走れる(はしる)すごいやつ(やっこ)です。

Boston Dynamic's robot, RHex, is an amazing piece of work that can run over various terrains.
ほんのちょいやくで人気(にんき)があるのはすごい！

It's impressive that he's popular with just a bit part!
すごいわね。できて(できる)まだ間もな(だ)い(まもな(だ)い)会社(かいし(あずさ)(あずさ)ゃ)な(だ)のに店舗(てんぽ)も多い(おおい)し(あずさ)(あずさ)、流行ってるし(あずさ)(あずさ)。

Impressive isn't it. A company that's only just been established but it's already got many outlets and is in fashion.
へー、キーボード見ないで(みる)文字(もじ)打てるんだ。スゴイわねー。

Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

凄

uncanny, weird, threatening, horrible

On: セイ, サイ

Kun: さむ.い, すご.い, すさ.まじい

10 strokes

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