久しい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひさ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「久しい
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 久しく しく
さし

Terminal (終止形) 久しい さし
Attributive (連体形) 久しい さし
Key constructions
Informal negative 久しくない しくない
さしくない

Informal past 久しかった しかった
さしかった

Informal negative past 久しくなかった しくなかった
さしくなかった

Formal 久しいです さしいです
Conjunctive 久しくて しくて
さしくて

Conditional 久しければ しければ
さしければ

Adjective

(ひさ)しい (hisashii-i (adverbial (ひさ)しく (hisashiku))

  1. long, a long time since

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