Meaning

Primary

Long Time No See

Alternative

It's Been A While

Word Type

な adjective, の adjective

Explanation

This is kind of a "set phrase" in Japanese, though we're going to treat it like a vocab word here (because it's so common and useful!). You know that means "long time" - so now let's pay attention to the kana: しぶり. Just imagine that she buried you alive, then a few days later came back to dig you up. The first thing she says is "LONG TIME NO SEE!"

Reading

ひさしぶり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You learned this reading when you learned 久しい. It's the same one!

Context

Context Sentences

久しぶりですね!

Long time no see!

久しぶりのビールは、なみだが出るほどおいしかった。

Beer after being sober for so long was so good it brought me to tears.

久しぶり!とあったことのない人にいわれた。

I was told "long time no see" by a person that I had never met before.

Kanji Composition