Meaning of 久しぶり in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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久しぶり, 久し振りJLPT 4
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Kana Readingひさしぶり
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Romajihisashiburi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
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Example Sentences
久しぶり, 久し振り, ひさしぶり used in context
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To get up in the morning, and there be someone to say good morning to - I haven't had this feeling for a long time.
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I had a call from her for the first time in a long time.
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He came to school after a long absence.
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He returned home after a long absence.
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It's been ages since I saw you last.
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卒業して久しぶりに彼女に会ったが彼女は全く主婦になりきっていた。
I met her a long time after graduation, and she had totally become a housewife.
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