Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひさ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
久し振り

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ひさ)しぶり (hisashiburi-na (adnominal (ひさ)しぶり (hisashiburi na), adverbial (ひさ)しぶり (hisashiburi ni))

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

Interjection

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(ひさ)しぶり (hisashiburi

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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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