Vocabulary

What does 久しい (ひさしい, hisashii) mean?

久しい (ひさしい, hisashii) means to be a long time, long since.

Quick facts
Readingひさしい
Romajihisashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ひさしい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhisashii

to be a long time, long since

  1. 1i-adjective long (time that has passed); old (story)

Example sentences

  • It's been a long time since we last met, hasn't it.

  • A long time has passed since he retired.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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