久ひさ方かたぶり

noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

long time (since the last time); first in a long time

A somewhat literary or old-fashioned variant of 久しぶり (ひさしぶり). Used to express that something hasn't happened or been encountered for a long time. Often appears in set phrases like 久方ぶりに (after a long time).

See also: 久しぶり

• 久ひさ方かたぶりに故こ郷きょうの友ゆう人じんから便たよりがあった。

  I heard from a friend from my hometown for the first time in a long time.

• 久ひさ方かたぶりの晴せい天てんに、皆みなが喜よろこんだ。

  Everyone was happy about the clear weather, which was the first in a long time.