Japanese Dictionary

Words

42 words found
  • 久しぶり, 久し振り
    JLPT 4
    Kana Reading
    ひさしぶり
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
      Meaning
      a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
      Example sentence
      起きて挨拶を交わす相手がいる——久しぶりの感覚 To get up in the morning, and there be someone to say good morning to - I haven't had this feeling for a long time.
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  • 久しい
    JLPT 1
    Kana Reading
    ひさしい
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      adjective (keiyoushi)
      Meaning
      long; long-continued; old (story)
      Example sentence
      学校出てからずいぶん久しい It's such a long time since he left school.
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  • 久々, 久久
    Kana Reading
    ひさびさ
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
      Example sentence
      ほんとに久々家庭くつろいだ時間過ごしたって感じ I also really had the feeling of having had a relaxed day with my family for the first time in a long while.
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Kanji

4 kanji found
  • JLPT 2

    3 strokes

    long time, old story

    On'Yomi: キュウ, ク

    Kun'Yomi: ひさ.しい

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  • 7 strokes

    moxa cautery, chastisement

    On'Yomi: キュウ, ク

    Kun'Yomi: やいと

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  • JLPT 1

    7 strokes

    beautiful black jewel, nine

    On'Yomi: キュウ, ク

    Kun'Yomi:

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