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
    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
    • 2002 January 17, Sugisaki, Yukiru, “STAGE(ステージ)２(に)　Vol.(ボリューム)10(じゅう)”, in D(ディー)・N(エヌ)・ANGEL(エンジェル)・ [D.N.Angel], volume 6 (fiction), Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten, →ISBN, page 33:
      …久(ひさ)しぶりですね　ダーク
      …Hisashiburi desu ne Dāku
      …Long time no see, Dark
      なじみヅラしてんじゃね——よ　クラッド
      Najimi zura shiten ja ne—— yo Kuraddo
      Quit acting friendly, Krad

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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