Word details

久しぶりに

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 久しぶりに.

Dictionary

Entry

久しぶりに久し振りにひさしぶりにAdverbFreq #2356
1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

Examples
久しぶりに彼は帰ってきた。
After a long absence he came back.
ええ、このところ野宿ばかりだったものだから、久しぶりにゆっくり出来ました。ありがとう。
Yes, thanks. Recently I've been roughing it so I was able to get a proper sleep for the first time in a while.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

long time, old story

3 strokesFrequency 688JLPT N2Grade 5

On

キュウ

Kun

ひさ.しい

Nanori

きゅながひさひさし

shake, wave, wag, swing

10 strokesFrequency 614JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

ふ.るふ.れるふ.るう

Nanori

ふり

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