It has been a long time since I last contacted you.
沙
sand
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
水部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
サ, シャ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
すな, よなげる
Nanori (Name Reading)
いさ, いさご, す, すな
Example sentences
I can hardly believe that is the act of a sane person.
Doing something so dangerous is simply insane.
The person she was meeting was late, so she had nothing to do.
I do not want to make the family problem public.
To sit on the sand.
Romantic affairs involving celebrities quickly become tabloid news.
I have not heard from him.
Example Vocabulary
ご無沙汰
neglecting to contact; long silence
沙汰
matter; affair; instruction; rumor
手持ち無沙汰
idle with nothing to do; at a loose end
表沙汰
public exposure; bringing something into the open
沙
sand
色恋沙汰
romantic affairs; love-life scandals
音沙汰
news; word; contact
警察沙汰
暴力沙汰
狂気の沙汰
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