Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 沙汰(さた) in Japanese

沙汰
Kana Reading
さた
Romaji
sata
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    affair; state; incident; issue; matter
    Example sentence
    彼は若い時とやかくとり沙汰された。 When he was young, he was the talk of town.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    verdict; sentence
    Example sentence
    彼の行為はまさしく狂気の沙汰だった。 His conduct was nothing short of madness.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    directions; orders; command; instructions
    Example sentence
    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.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    notice; information; communication; news; message; tidings; update
    Example sentence
    地獄の沙汰も金次第。 Money is everything.

Examples of 沙汰, さた in a sentence

Kanji in this word

沙 JLPT 1

7 strokes

sand

On'Yomi: サ, シャ

Kun'Yomi: すな, よなげる

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汰 JLPT 1

7 strokes

luxury, select

On'Yomi: タ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おご.る, にご.る, よな.げる

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