Word Meaning お久しぶり

おひさしぶり ohisashiburi

お久しぶり is read as おひさしぶり (ohisashiburi) and means it's been a long time.

Meaning

English

  1. it's been a long time
  2. long time no see

Reading

Kana

おひさしぶり

Romaji

ohisashiburi

Writing Variants

  • お久し振り おひさしぶり ohisashiburi
  • 御久しぶり おひさしぶり ohisashiburi
  • 御久し振り おひさしぶり ohisashiburi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 24345 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お久

おひさ

it's been a long time

久しぶり

ひさしぶり

a long time (since the last time)

久方ぶり

ひさかたぶり

long time (since the last time)

永久

とわ

Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

久しい

ひさしい

long (time that has passed)

長久

ちょうきゅう

Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)

久々

ひさびさ

(in a) long time

持久

じきゅう

endurance

半永久

はんえいきゅう

semipermanence

久留米工業大学

くるめこうぎょうだいがく

Kurume Institute of Technology

持久力

じきゅうりょく

stamina

持久戦

じきゅうせん

protracted war

Example Sentences

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Long time, no see.

Long time no see!

It's been ages since I saw you last.

It's been a long time.

Hello. Long time no see.

How are you doing? I haven't seen you for an age!

Hi. You're Tom, right? It's been a while.

"Feels like I haven't seen you in forever. You doing good?" "Yeah, I'm good. I've been so busy lately I haven't had much time to spare. Right now I'm at a hospital in the waiting room, and I had a bit of time so I thought I'd shoot you a message."

"Oh, Tanaka-san!" "Uh...!" "Have you been doing well?" "Yeah. Um, uh...! Oh my god, I'm so sorry, but your name is slipping my mind. What's your name again?" "Really? Come on. I'm Kunisada. Keiko Kunisada." "Oh, right, Kunisada-san. It's been a while!"