Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese home, an older woman welcomes a teenage relative she has not seen for years. She instinctively holds her hand at the height of a small child, then looks up in astonishment at the teenager now taller than she is.

JLPT N4expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

久ひさしぶり

hisashiburi

long time no see

Example sentences

  1. やあビル、随分ずいぶん久ひさしぶりだね。

    I haven’t seen you for a long time, Bill.

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  2. 大変たいへんお久ひさしぶりです。

    It’s been ages since I saw you last.

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  3. ほんと随分ずいぶん久ひさしぶりじゃない。

    Yeah, it’s been a long time.

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Kanji in 久

  • 久long time; old storyOnキュウ・クKunひさしい

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