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しばら

irregular okuriganararely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneadverbnoun or participle taking the aux. verb するverb (generic)noun (generic)interjection

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Meanings

  • for a moment, for a minute
  • for a while, for some time
  • for the time being, for now
  • it's been a long time, long time no see

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Example sentences

しばらくってください。

Please wait for a moment.

しばらくっていませんでしたね。

We haven't seen each other for a while, have we.

しばらくあいだ、ここにむつもりです。

I plan to live here for the time being.

しばらくすると、あめみました。

After a while, the rain stopped.

しばらく元気げんきでしたか。

Long time no see! Have you been well?