Word Meaning 久しい

ひさしい hisashii

久しい is read as ひさしい (hisashii) and means long (time that has passed).

Meaning

English

  1. long (time that has passed)
  2. old (story)

Reading

Kana

ひさしい

Romaji

hisashii

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 7357 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

久しぶり

ひさしぶり

a long time (since the last time)

久々

ひさびさ

(in a) long time

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

2

それはもうひさしいむかしのはなしだ。

That is a story from the distant past.

I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while. But I do wonder when he's going to grow up.