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久し振り

ひさしぶり

(doing something) for the first time in a long while; after a long interval

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Examples

  1. 久し振りに映画を見た。

    ひさしぶりにえいがをみた。

    I watched a film for the first time in ages.

  2. やあビル、随分久し振りだね。

    やあビル、ずいぶんひさしぶりだね。

    I haven't seen you for a long time, Bill.

  3. 久し振りに会った友人は全然変わっていなかった。

    ひさしぶりにあったゆうじんはぜんぜんかわっていなかった。

    My friend, whom I hadn't seen in years, hadn't changed at all.

Common patterns

お久し振りです
long time no see (polite)
久し振りに～する
to do something after a long time
久し振りの再会
a reunion after a long separation

Memory tip

久し振りに + verb says you are doing it for the first time in ages. As a greeting it is お久しぶりです politely, 久しぶり casually — and it only works if you really haven't met for a while. Usually written 久しぶり.

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