音沙汰
おとさた
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings
Meanings
Noun
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
Example sentences
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I hadn't heard from him in over a year.
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For five years, I have not received even the smallest bit of news from my brother.
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She left home five years ago, and has never been heard of since.
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His family are worried because there's been no word from him for a few days.
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He parted from me saying that he would see me the next day, but I have not heard from him since.
More examples (3)
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.
あれから何の音沙汰もないが、彼は今一体どうしているのだろうか。
I haven't heard anything from him since then. I wonder what he's up to.
戦争は決して地震や津波のような天変地異ではない。何の音沙汰もなく突然やってくるものではない。
War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning.