沙汰

さた

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive affair; state; incident; issue; matter
2. verdict; sentence
3. directions; orders; command; instructions
4. notice; information; communication; news; message; tidings; update

Kanji

• 沙 sand. Read as サ.
• 汰 sift. Read as タ.

Example sentences

• 食糧不足のため市の至る所で暴力沙汰が突発した。
  Violence erupted all over the city because of the food shortages.
• 地獄の沙汰も金次第。
  Money is everything.
• 冬にあの山に登るのは狂気の沙汰だ。
  It would be madness to climb that mountain in winter.
• 彼がしたことは狂気の沙汰としか言いようがなかった。
  What he did was nothing less than madness.
• 彼の行為はまさしく狂気の沙汰だった。
  His conduct was nothing short of madness.

Common phrases

• 沙汰を待つ

Words containing 沙汰

• ご無沙汰 (ごぶさた) not writing or contacting for a while
• 手持ち無沙汰 (てもちぶさた) having nothing to do
• 表沙汰 (おもてざた) going public (with a matter)

And 22 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists