沙
沙

sand

7 strokesFrequency 1,897JLPT N1Grade 8

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サシャ

Kun

すなよなげる

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Common Words

砂沙砂子すな (砂／沙)いさごNounFreq #3403
1

sand; grit

Examples
後ろ足で砂をかけるようなことをした。
He raised his heel against me.
砂漠さばく沙漠NounFreq #8331
1

desert

Examples
サハラは広大な砂漠です。
The Sahara is a vast desert.
ご無沙汰御無沙汰ごぶさたNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #10499
1

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

Examples
２年間のご無沙汰でした。
Two years have passed since I last met you.
沙汰さたNoun～する VerbFreq #11725
1

affair; state; incident; issue; matter

2

verdict; sentence

3

directions; orders; command; instructions

4

notice; information; communication; news; message; tidings; update

手持ち無沙汰手持ちぶさた手持無沙汰てもちぶさたNoun～な Adj.Freq #19799
1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

Examples
タバコでも吸っていないと手持ちぶさただ。
Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.
音沙汰おとさたNounFreq #24547
1

Usu. in neg. sentence as ～がない, etc.

news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

Examples
彼からは殴り書きの手紙が一通届いただけで、その後音沙汰が無い。
I got a scribbled note from him, but haven't heard from him since.
砂塵さじん沙塵NounFreq #25356
1

cloud of dust; sandstorm

表沙汰表ざたおもてざたNounFreq #26427
1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge

Examples
できるというならそれを表沙汰にするがよい。
I defy you to make it public.
2

recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

色恋沙汰いろこいざたNounFreq #27039
1

love affair

砂丘さきゅうしゃきゅう沙丘NounFreq #31650
1

sand dune; sand hill

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