暫く
暫らく
Irregular okurigana usage
Irregular okurigana usage
姑く
rarely-used kanji form
rarely-used kanji form
須臾
rarely-used kanji form
rarely-used kanji form
Readings
しばらく
shibaraku
shibaraku
English
Adverb (fukushi)
Takes the aux. verb suru
Usually written using kana alone
for a moment, for a minute
for a while, for some time
for the time being, for now
Interjection (kandoushi)
it's been a long time, long time no see
Takes the aux. verb suru
Usually written using kana alone
for a moment, for a minute for a while, for some time for the time being, for now Interjection (kandoushi)
it's been a long time, long time no see Your personal translations
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Kanjis
暫 ON: ザン KUN: しばら.く
temporarily, a while, moment, long time
Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-11-4 FC: 5260.0
姑 ON: コ KUN: しゅうとめ, しゅうと, おば, しばらく
mother-in-law
Stroke: 8 SKIP: 1-3-5 FC: 4446.6
須 ON: ス, シュ KUN: すべから.く, すべし, ひげ, まつ, もち.いる, もと.める
ought, by all means, necessarily
Stroke: 12 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 2128.8
臾 ON: ユ, ヨ, ヨウ
a little while, urging
Stroke: 9 SKIP: 4-9-4 FC: 7780.0
temporarily, a while, moment, long time
Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-11-4 FC: 5260.0
姑 ON: コ KUN: しゅうとめ, しゅうと, おば, しばらく
mother-in-law
Stroke: 8 SKIP: 1-3-5 FC: 4446.6
須 ON: ス, シュ KUN: すべから.く, すべし, ひげ, まつ, もち.いる, もと.める
ought, by all means, necessarily
Stroke: 12 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 2128.8
臾 ON: ユ, ヨ, ヨウ
a little while, urging
Stroke: 9 SKIP: 4-9-4 FC: 7780.0
Phrases
ここしばらく彼にまるで会わない。
I haven't seen anything of him for some time. あなたは働きすぎです。しばらく座って楽にしなさい。
You are working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while. 昨日トムはバイクの事故でけがをしたので、しばらく体育の授業には出られません。
Yesterday, Tom was injured in a motorbike accident, so he can't attend gym class for the time being.