How to say 'Long' in Japanese | 久しい

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The Japanese word for Long is 'Hisashii', written as 久しい in Japanese.'Long' in hiragana is ひさしい.

word

久しい

Meaning

Long

Reading

ひさしい

hisashii

Kanji

久Long time

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '久しい (ひさしい)' means 'long' in the sense of a considerable amount of time having passed. It is often used to describe a period that feels lengthy or to express that something has not happened for a long time. For example: It has been a long time since we last met「私たちが最後に会ってから久しい」(わたしたちがさいごにあったからひさしい). It's been a long time since it rained「雨が降ってから久しい」(あめがふってからひさしい). This adjective conveys a sense of nostalgia or the passage of time and is typically used in written or formal contexts.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3128

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 久しい

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

久

Meaning

Long time

Hiragana in the Word 久しい

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 久しい Through the Kanji 久

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 久 as well.

word

久しぶり

Meaning

Longtime

word

永久

Meaning

Eternal

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'Hisashii' means 'Long' .

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