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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    news (from someone), word, letter, tidings, contact
    usu. in neg. sentence as ~がない, etc.

    • 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.