| 沙 | しゃ, さ | one hundred-millionth |
| 沙汰 | さた | affair, state |
| 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 |
| 黄沙 | こうさ | loess, yellow sand, bai, dust from the Yellow River region (in China) |
| 音沙汰 | おとさた | news, letter |
| 御無沙汰 | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence |
| ご無沙汰 | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence |
| 沙門 | しゃもん, さもん | shramana (wandering monk) |
| 沙丘 | さきゅう | sand dune, sand hill |
