お久しぶりです

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
久
ひさ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
お久し振りです (rare)

Etymology

From 久しい (hisashii, “long”, (of time)) +‎ ぶり (-buri, “first time after”).

Interjection

お久(ひさ)しぶりです • (o-hisashiburi desu) 

1. long time no see; it's been a while