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訴

Sue
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingソ
Kun readingうった.える
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 25

Verbs with «訴»

訴える起訴する

Meanings

  1. sue
  2. accusationRtK
  3. complain of pain
  4. appeal to
    彼は訴えようとした。He tried to appeal.tatoeba
    その後良正は上総の良兼に将門の乱暴を訴える。After that Yoshimasa appealed to Yoshikane of Kazusa Province about Masakado's rebellion.wiki
  1. to raise
  2. to bring to (someone's attention)
  3. to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.)
  4. to work on (one's emotions)
  5. to play on (one's sympathies)

Popular Usage

訴える訴え

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · reject · axe (斤) · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1221

Compound words

訴えるうったえる
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies)
訴訟そしょう
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
訴えうったえ
lawsuit; complaint
起訴きそ
prosecution; indictment
公訴こうそ
(public) prosecution; indictment; accusation
控訴こうそ
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
告訴こくそ
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action
勝訴しょうそ
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
訴状そじょう
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
訴追そつい
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
提訴ていそ
presenting a case; suing
敗訴はいそ
loss of a (legal) case
不起訴ふきそ
nonprosecution; nonindictment
起訴猶予きそゆうよ
suspension of indictment; leaving charge on the file
行政訴訟ぎょうせいそしょう
administrative litigation (action)
哀訴あいそ
appeal
主訴しゅそ
chief complaint
愁訴しゅうそ
complaint (of pain, suffering, etc.)
讒訴ざんそ
false charges
起訴状きそじょう
(written) indictment
刑訴法けいそほう
Code of Criminal Procedure
控訴審こうそしん
appeal trial
控訴人こうそにん
appellant
訴求力そきゅうりょく
appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)

Additional Examples

彼は法を犯したかどで訴えられた。
He was accused of having violated the law.tatoeba
彼は宝石を盗んだ罪で訴えられた。
He was accused of stealing the jewels.tatoeba
彼は殺人罪で告訴された。
He was accused of murder.tatoeba
憲法の制定、二院制議会の設置を積極的に訴える。
He was a vigorous advocate of a constitution and bicameral parliament.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Sue; appeal. 言 (words) + 斥 (repel) — words against someone.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 訴

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