| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 御無沙汰 | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while |
| 無沙汰 | ぶさた | neglecting to stay in contact |
| 取り沙汰 | とりざた | current rumour, current rumor, gossip, (idle) talk |
| 取沙汰 | とりざた | current rumour, current rumor, gossip, (idle) talk |
| 恒河沙 | ごうがしゃ, こうがしゃ | 10^56; innumerable (lit: as countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges river) |
| 沙 | しゃ, さ | one hundred-millionth |
| 沙丘 | さきゅう | sand dune, sand hill |
| 沙汰 | さた | affair, state |
| 沙漠 | さばく | desert |
| 沙門 | しゃもん, さもん | shramana (wandering monk) |
| 烏滸の沙汰 | おこのさた | stupidity, absurdity, presumption, impertinence |
| 烏芻沙摩妙王 | うすさまみょうおう | Ususama Vidya-raja |
| 裁判沙汰 | さいばんざた | law suit, litigation |
| 音沙汰 | おとさた | news, letter |
| 黄沙 | こうさ | loess, yellow sand, bai, dust from the Yellow River region (in China) |