久しい[ひさしい] (hisashii)
long, long-continued, old (story)
- JLPT N1
- Pitch 3
- #11752 most frequent
Meaning
久しい (ひさしい, hisashii) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “long, long-continued, old (story)”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼女と最後に会ってから久しいです
It is a long time since I last saw her.
久しく彼に会わない。
I haven't seen him for a long time.
おごる平家は久しからず。
Pride will have a fall.
おごれる者は久しからず。
Pride goes before a fall.
この習慣は絶えて久しい。
This custom became extinct a long time ago.
久しく会っていませんね。
I haven't seen you for a long time.
その習慣が廃止されて久しい。
The practice has long been done away with.
私は彼に久しく会っていない。
I have not seen him for a long time.
彼が学校を出てからずいぶん久しい。
It's such a long time since he left school.
久しく手紙を書かなかった事をお許し下さい。
Please forgive me for not having written for a long time.
地方自治体の時代が来たといわれてから久しい。
It has been long since they said the time of local government had come.
大器晩成の大物と言われて久しいけど、彼、いつになったら化けるのかね。
I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while. But I do wonder when he's going to grow up.