Chinese

Verb

沙汰

1. (archaic) to do away with; to abolish

Japanese

Etymology

From Sinitic 沙汰. Originally referred to "washing away" (汰) "sand" (沙) from something desirable.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ta̠]

Noun

沙汰 ‎(hiragana さた, romaji sata)

1. washing away sand to obtain something desirable, such as gold dust or rice
2. by extension, a fine-grained or careful sorting out or selection of something or someone
3. deliberation of an issue and arriving at an appropriate outcome:
   1. the proper disposal or treatment of an issue
   2. a court case, a lawsuit, a trial
   3. a public affair, something in the court of public opinion
4. a transmission of information:
   1. an instruction or order
   2. a notification
   3. a reputation
   4. a rumor
   5. an action, event, or matter worth talking about: how things shake out

Synonyms

• (careful selection): 淘汰 (とうた) ‎(tōta)
• (discussion, deliberation): 検討 (けんとう) ‎(kentō), 論議 (ろんぎ) ‎(rongi), 評議 (ひょうぎ) ‎(hyōgi)
• (court case): 裁判 (さいばん) ‎(saiban)
• (lawsuit): 訴訟 (そしょう) ‎(soshō)
• (public affair): 公事 (おおやけごと) ‎(ōyakegoto)
• (instruction): 指図 (さしず) ‎(sashizu)
• (order): 指令 (しれい) ‎(shirei), 命令 (めいれい) ‎(meirei)
• (notification): 報知 (ほうち) ‎(hōchi), 通知 (つうち) ‎(tsūchi), 便 (たよ)り ‎(tayori), 知 (し)らせ ‎(shirase)
• (reputation): 評判 (ひょうばん) ‎(hyōban)
• (rumor): 噂 (うわさ) ‎(uwasa)
• (action): 行為 (こうい) ‎(kōi)
• (event, matter): 事柄 (ことがら) ‎(kotogara)

Verb

沙汰する ‎(hiragana さたする, romaji sata suru)

1. to wash away sand to obtain something desirable, such as gold dust or rice
2. by extension, to carefully sort out or select something or someone
3. to deliberate on an issue and arrive at an appropriate outcome
4. to transmit information:
   1. to give an instruction or order
   2. to notify
   3. to gossip, to spread rumors

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to select carefully): 淘汰 (とうた) ‎(tōta)
• (to discuss, to deliberate): 検討 (けんとう) ‎(kentō), 論議 (ろんぎ) ‎(rongi), 評議 (ひょうぎ) ‎(hyōgi)
• (to give an instruction): 指図 (さしず) ‎(sashizu)
• (to give an order): 指令 (しれい) ‎(shirei), 命令 (めいれい) ‎(meirei)
• (to notify): 報知 (ほうち) ‎(hōchi), 通知 (つうち) ‎(tsūchi), 便 (たよ)り ‎(tayori), 知 (し)らせ ‎(shirase)
• (to gossip): 噂 (うわさ) ‎(uwasa)