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ご無沙汰 (gobusata)

not writing or contacting for a while

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

ご無沙汰 (ごぶさた, gobusata) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “not writing or contacting for a while”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 3

2年間ねんかんのご無沙汰ぶさたでした。

Two years have passed since I last met you.

長らくご無沙汰いたしました.〈手紙で〉

Excuse me for my long silence.

あんまりご無沙汰ぶさたしてしまって、どうも敷居しきいが高たかくなってしまいました。

I have neglected you so long that I feel a bit shy in visiting you.

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