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しばらく
Meanings
Adverb
Verb (する)
Usually written in kana
1. for a moment; for a minute
He thought for a moment before answering.
Adverb
Usually written in kana
2. for a while; for some time
The two of them did not speak for a while after that.
3. for the time being; for now
No, I'll take it easy here for the time being.
Interjection
Usually written in kana
4. it's been a long time; long time no see
It's been a while. How have you been?
Alt. forms
しばらく
91%
暫しばらく
8%
暫しばらく
須臾しばらく
姑しばらく
Pitch accent
し
ば
らく
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Conjugations...Used in: 6084
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
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Examples (133 in total)
Hey, long time no see.
It will settle down after a while.
I'll take it easy for a while.
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