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Japanese word ご無沙汰: not contacting for a while. Meanings and example sentences.

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ご無沙汰 (ごぶさた): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

ご無沙汰 (ごぶさた) means not contacting for a while.

See example sentences below.

ご無沙汰 at a glance

ご無沙汰
ごぶさたgobusata
N1noun
not contacting for a while
ご無沙汰ごぶさたgobusataN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of ご無沙汰

Core meaning

not contacting for a while

Basic example sentences

Example 1

ご無沙汰してすみません。

Translation

Sorry for not contacting you for so long.

Example 2

ご無沙汰しておりますが、お元気ですか?

Translation

It’s been a while since we last spoke, how are you?

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