久しぶり

Japanese

Kanji in this term
久
ひさ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 久し振り

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひさしぶり [hìsáshíbúrí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ひさしぶり [hìsáshíbúríꜜ] (Odaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [çi̥sa̠ɕibɯ̟ɾʲi]

Interjection

久(ひさ)しぶり • (hisashiburi) 

1. long time no see; it's been a while
   • 2002 January 17, Yukiru Sugisaki, “ＳＴＡＧＥ２　Ｖｏｌ.１０”, in (deprecated template usage) [D・N・ANGEL・](ディー・エヌ・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