Word Meaning 音沙汰

おとさた otosata

音沙汰 is read as おとさた (otosata) and means news (from someone).

Meaning

English

  1. news (from someone)
  2. word
  3. letter
  4. tidings
  5. contact

Reading

Kana

おとさた

Romaji

otosata

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 2級 Rank 134459 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御無沙汰

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

沙汰

さた

verdict

気違い沙汰

きちがいざた

insane behavior

裁判沙汰

さいばんざた

matter for the court

暴力沙汰

ぼうりょくざた

(committing, resorting to) an act of violence

警察沙汰

けいさつざた

matter for the police

内沙汰

うちざた

secret government business

表沙汰

おもてざた

going public (with a matter)

流血沙汰

りゅうけつざた

bloodshed

腕力沙汰

わんりょくざた

resorting (coming) to fisticuffs

無沙汰

ぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

Example Sentences

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I hadn't heard from him in over a year.

For five years, I have not received even the smallest bit of news from my brother.

She left home five years ago, and has never been heard of since.

His family are worried because there's been no word from him for a few days.

I haven't heard anything from him since then. I wonder what he's up to.

War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning.