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無沙汰

ぶさた

not having been in touch for a long time, long silence

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Examples

  1. ご無沙汰しております。

    ごぶさたしております。

    It's been a long time since I was last in touch.

  2. 二年間のご無沙汰でした。

    にねんかんのごぶさたでした。

    Two years have passed since I last saw you.

  3. 長い間ご無沙汰してしまい、申し訳ありません。

    ながいあいだごぶさたしてしまい、もうしわけありません。

    I'm sorry for not having been in touch for so long.

Common patterns

ご無沙汰しております
it's been a long time (formal greeting)
ご無沙汰しています
sorry I haven't been in touch
すっかりご無沙汰する
to fall completely out of contact

Memory tip

Almost always used with the polite ご. 沙汰 means news or word, so it literally says "no word from me" — the standard opening when you write or call after a long silence, and an apology rather than a complaint.

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