Japanese word

久しぶり

Pronunciation

Romajihisashiburi

Meaning

  • na-adjectivelong time no see

Example

久しぶりですね。hisa shi bu ri de su ne

Long time no see.

Illustration for 久しぶり (long time no see)

More examples

お久しぶりです。o hisa shi bu ri de su

Long time no see.

休みの日に、久しぶりに料理をしました。yasu mi no hi ni hisa shi bu ri ni ryō ri o shi ma shi ta

I cooked for the first time in a while on my day off.

Core concept

Describes returning to an activity or meeting someone after a long interval.

Common phrases

  • 久しぶりに会うhisa shi bu ri ni a u

    meet after a long time

  • お久しぶりですo hisa shi bu ri de su

    long time no see

Similar words

久々hisabisa: Describes doing something or experiencing something again after a long interval.

Definition in Japanese

前回から長い時間がたって、再び同じことをしたり人に会ったりするさま。zen kai ka ra naga i ji kan ga ta tte futata bi ona ji ko to o shi ta ri hito ni a tta ri su ru sa ma

Word origin

久しぶり (hisashiburi) is formed from 久しい (hisashii, "long") and the suffix ぶり (buri, "after an interval"), expressing recurrence after a long gap.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the English greeting "long time no see," 久しぶり (hisashiburi) can also describe doing something again after a long interval, as in 久しぶりの旅行 (hisashiburi no ryokō).

Other meanings

  • for the first time in a whilena-adjective

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