暫く
Japanese
editKanji in this term |
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暫 |
しばら Grade: S |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
editFrom Old Japanese 暫し (shibashi).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edit- temporarily, awhile (For some time; for a short time)
Usage notes
editMost commonly written in hiragana as しばらく.
Antonyms
edit- 久しく (hisashiku, “permanently; for a long time”)
- ずっと (permanently; for a long time)
References
edit- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN