久々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひさ
Grade: 5
ひさ > びさ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
久久

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひさ)(びさ) (hisabisa) 

  1. being for the first time in a long time
    (ひさ)(びさ)(とう)(じょう)
    hisabisa no tōjō
    long awaited entrance

Adjective

(ひさ)(びさ) (hisabisa) -na, adnominal (ひさ)(びさ) (hisabisa na), adverbial (ひさ)(びさ) (hisabisa ni)

  1. for the first time in a long time
    (ひさ)(びさ)(ふる)(さと)(かえ)
    hisabisa ni furusato e kaetta
    returned to one's hometown for the first time in a long time

Inflection

Synonyms

Adverb

(ひさ)(びさ) (hisabisa) 

  1. (used with negatives) for a long time

Synonyms

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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