久しい

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 久しい and read ひさしい, it means that a long time has passed since an event.
• Basic usage: It is used for not seeing someone or having left a town long ago.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Often used predicatively
  • The pattern commonly marks elapsed time after an event rather than simply modifying an old object.