Meaning of 暫し(しばし) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 暫し

Kana Reading しばし

Romaji shibashi

Parts of speech

adverb (fukushi)

Meaning

for a short while; for a brief period

Examples of 暫し, しばし in a sentence

彼はしばし学校に遅刻する。

More often than not, he is late for school.
彼はしばし、彼女の手を見つめた。

He stared at her hand for a moment.
彼はしばし、考えにふけった。

He was lost in thought for a while.
全員、死者にしばし黙とうを捧げた。

The whole company stood in silence for a few moments, as a tribute to the dead.
しばしの沈黙があった。

There was a silence.

Related Kanji

暫 JLPT 1

15 strokes

temporarily, a while, moment, long time

On'Yomi: ザン

Kun'Yomi: しばら.く

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