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Illustration of 無沙汰

無沙汰ぶさた

ぶさた busata Play N2 Noun Suru verb Intransitive

連絡をしないまま長い間過ごすこと。 neglecting to stay in contact

Example 1

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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Example 2

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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Kanji breakdown

汰

N1

washing; sieving; filtering; weeding out; luxury

On reading
タ、タイ
Kun reading
おご.る、にご.る、よな.げる
Radical
水

沙

N1

sand

On reading
サ、シャ
Kun reading
すな、よなげる
Radical
水

無

N5

nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not

On reading
ム、ブ
Kun reading
な.い
Radical
火
Illustration of 御無沙汰
N2

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

Illustration of 有無
N2

うむ

yes or no; existence; flag indicator (comp); presence or absence marker

Illustration of 無地
N2

むじ

plain; unfigured

Illustration of 無数
N2

むすう

countless number; infinite number

Illustration of 無限
N2

むげん

infinite