〜ぶり
N3buri
for the first time in (a period); manner, way of doing
Formation
Noun + ぶり / Verb-stem + ぶり
Chinese meanings
时隔……;样子;做法
Chinese formation
表示时间的名词/名词/动词ます形去ます+ぶり
Chinese usage
表示时隔一段时间再次发生,或表示动作的样子。
Chinese notes
时间+ぶりに表示时隔多久;仕事ぶり表示工作表现。
Examples
- 五年ぶりに高校の友達に会って、話が止まらなかった。I saw my high school friends for the first time in five years, and we couldn't stop talking.时隔五年见到高中朋友,聊得停不下来。
- 久しぶりですね。お元気でしたか。It's been a long time. How have you been?好久不见,您过得好吗?
- 新入社員の仕事ぶりを見て、部長は安心したようだ。The manager seemed relieved after seeing how the new employee works.看到新员工的工作表现,部长似乎放心了。
Notes
Time span + ぶり: the first time in that long (〜ぶりに / 〜ぶりの). Noun or Verb-stem + ぶり: the way someone does something (仕事ぶり, 話しぶり).
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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('buri');
{
"id": "buri",
"pattern": "〜ぶり",
"romaji": "buri",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "for the first time in (a period); manner, way of doing",
"formation": "Noun + ぶり / Verb-stem + ぶり",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "五年ぶりに高校の友達に会って、話が止まらなかった。",
"furigana": "{五|ご}{年|ねん}ぶりに{高校|こうこう}の{友達|ともだち}に{会|あ}って、{話|はなし}が{止|と}まらなかった。",
"en": "I saw my high school friends for the first time in five years, and we couldn't stop talking."
},
{
"ja": "久しぶりですね。お元気でしたか。",
"furigana": "{久|ひさ}しぶりですね。お{元気|げんき}でしたか。",
"en": "It's been a long time. How have you been?"
},
{
"ja": "新入社員の仕事ぶりを見て、部長は安心したようだ。",
"furigana": "{新入|しんにゅう}{社員|しゃいん}の{仕事|しごと}ぶりを{見|み}て、{部長|ぶちょう}は{安心|あんしん}したようだ。",
"en": "The manager seemed relieved after seeing how the new employee works."
}
],
"tags": [
"time",
"manner"
],
"notes": "Time span + ぶり: the first time in that long (〜ぶりに / 〜ぶりの). Noun or Verb-stem + ぶり: the way someone does something (仕事ぶり, 話しぶり).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "9e55a8b14aa0a39ef978796425b2c2a1354bb414e5951c6b45eed1a722ce1a57",
"meanings": [
"时隔……",
"样子",
"做法"
],
"formation": "表示时间的名词/名词/动词ます形去ます+ぶり",
"explanation": "表示时隔一段时间再次发生,或表示动作的样子。",
"notes": "时间+ぶりに表示时隔多久;仕事ぶり表示工作表现。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "五年ぶりに高校の友達に会って、話が止まらなかった。",
"zh": "时隔五年见到高中朋友,聊得停不下来。"
},
{
"ja": "久しぶりですね。お元気でしたか。",
"zh": "好久不见,您过得好吗?"
},
{
"ja": "新入社員の仕事ぶりを見て、部長は安心したようだ。",
"zh": "看到新员工的工作表现,部长似乎放心了。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#buri",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "c7c8502669de3050abb6eb1c72c1709d0e4a82a69371ee9abd8cdfa6dd958476"
}
}