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御無沙汰

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御無沙汰 — “long silence, not writing or visiting for a while”

御無沙汰 (read ごぶさた) means long silence, not writing or visiting for a while. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a expression.

Reading

ごぶさた

Meaning

long silence, not writing or visiting for a while

御無沙汰 in a sentence

ご無む沙汰さたしております。

It has been a long time (since I last contacted you).

The kanji in 御無沙汰

御honorific prefix
沙sand (of a river); (name)
汰to wash and select

Words that share a kanji with 御無沙汰

朝御飯あさごはん— breakfast
御飯ごはん— rice (cooked); meal
晩御飯ばんごはん— dinner, evening meal
昼御飯ひるごはん— lunch, midday meal
御中おんちゅう— Messrs., Dear (formal salutation addressed to a company or organization)
御馳走ごちそう— feast, treat, delicious food, entertainment
御免ごめん— sorry, my apologies (colloquial)
御覧ごらん— please look, have a look (honorific/imperative)

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