N21702/1725

無ぶ沙さ汰た

rarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するintransitive verb

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ぶさた

Meanings

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

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Example sentences

長ながい間あいだ、無沙汰ぶさたしてしまい、申もうし訳わけありません。

I am so sorry for not being in touch for such a long time.

ご無沙汰ぶさたしております。お元気げんきですか。

It has been a long time since we last spoke. How are you?

久ひさしぶりに連絡れんらくしたら、先生せんせいに長ながい無沙汰ぶさたを詫わびた。

When I finally got in touch after a long time, I apologized to my teacher for neglecting to write.

無沙汰ぶさたが続つづいていたが、引越ひっこしの知しらせを聞きいて慌あわてて電話でんわした。

I had been out of contact for a while, but when I heard the news about the move, I hurriedly called.

このたびは長ながらくご無沙汰ぶさたいたしておりましたことを、深ふかくお詫わび申もうし上あげます。

I would like to sincerely apologize for having been out of contact with you for such a long time.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)