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無沙汰

不沙汰

Reading

Kana: ぶさた
Romaji: busata
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

Kanji

無
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
沙
Readings: サ、 シャ、 すな、 よなげる
Meaning: sand
汰
Readings: タ、 タイ、 おご.る、 にご.る、 よな.げる
Meanings: luxury, select
不
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

Example Sentences

ご無沙汰(ぶさた)しました。
➥I haven't seen you for ages.
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２年間(ねんかん)のご無沙汰(ぶさた)でした。
➥Two years have passed since I last met you.
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ご無沙汰(ぶさた)はお互(たが)いさまです。
➥I am as much in the wrong as you are about not writing before this.
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ご無沙汰(ぶさた)しています。
➥It has been a long time since I wrote you last.
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長(なが)いことごぶさたしました。
➥I have been silent for a long time.
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ご無沙汰(ぶさた)をして、ごめんなさい。
➥I am sorry I did not write to you for such a long time.
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