久しぶり

Japanese
Japanese phrasebook
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Kanji in this term
久
ひさ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
久し振り

Etymology

From 久しい (hisashii, “long”, (of time)) +‎ 振り (-buri, “first time after”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひさしぶり [hìsáshíbúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) ひさしぶり​ [hìsáshíbúríꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [çi̥sa̠ɕibɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Adjective

久(ひさ)しぶり • (hisashiburi) -na (adnominal 久(ひさ)しぶりな (hisashiburi na), adverbial 久(ひさ)しぶりに (hisashiburi ni))

  1. after a long time of absence
    久(ひさ)しぶりな雨(あめ)
    hisashiburi na ame
    rain after a long absence

Interjection

久(ひさ)しぶり • (hisashiburi) 

  1. long time no see; it's been a while

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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