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VocabJLPT N4
way
Suffix

Also written as 振り

Definitions

  1. 1. way
  2. 2. manner
  3. 3. (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years)
  4. 4. ...-sized
A suffix expressing that a certain amount of time has passed since something last occurred. It follows a time expression and conveys the meaning of "for the first time in..." a given period. For example, it is used to say you saw a friend for the first time in three years or that it rained for the first time in a week.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

What kind of tone do you think makes it easier for the other person to open up?

Sentence 2

I met up with a friend for the first time in three years.

Sentence 3

We met again for the first time in ten years.

Sentence 4

I went back home for the first time in two years.

Sentence 5

I walked through that town for the first time in five years.