Word Meaning 久々

ひさびさ hisabisa

久々 is read as ひさびさ (hisabisa) and means (in a) long time.

Meaning

English

  1. (in a) long time
  2. long time (ago)
  3. while (ago)
  4. long ago
  5. long while (ago)
  6. (in a) long while

Reading

Kana

ひさびさ

Romaji

hisabisa

Writing Variants

  • 久久 ひさびさ hisabisa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 13847 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

久しぶり

ひさしぶり

a long time (since the last time)

久しい

ひさしい

long (time that has passed)

久留米工業大学

くるめこうぎょうだいがく

Kurume Institute of Technology

久留米大学

くるめだいがく

Kurume University

久方ぶり

ひさかたぶり

long time (since the last time)

久安

きゅうあん

Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)

久米歌

くめうた

kumeuta

久留子

くるす

cross sign

久里浜少年院

くりはましょうねんいん

Kurihama Reform School

久里浜養護学校

くりはまようごがっこう

Kurihama Special Needs School (older name style)

永久

とわ

Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

長久

ちょうきゅう

Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)

Example Sentences

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It's been a while since I've had pasta.

Tom went outside for the first time in a long time.

It's been a long time since I've heard the word "baby bottle".

Yesterday I had some free time for the first time in a long time, so I went swimming.

I also really had the feeling of having had a relaxed day with my family for the first time in a long while.

I haven't seen a Walkman for ages. Are you still using yours?

All I can think about is next month's vacation. I haven't been on one in so long.

Yesterday was the first time in a long time that I really worked out, so all the muscles in my body ached when I woke up this morning.