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久しぶり (ひさしぶり): it has been a long time; for the first time in a long time — Japanese vocabulary

久しぶり is read ひさしぶり and means "it has been a long time; for the first time in a long time". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

久しぶり

Reading
ひさしぶり · hisashiburi
Translation
it has been a long time; for the first time in a long time
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
ひさしぶりがひさしぶりが

Example

久しぶりに友達に会いました。

ひさしぶりにともだちにあいました。

I saw a friend for the first time in a long while.

Kanji in this word

  • 久 — Long Time, Old Story

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