訴
accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to
Readings
On'yomi
- ソ
Kun'yomi
- うった.える
Meaning
訴 centers on formally bringing a grievance to an authority: accusing someone, suing, or appealing for redress. The sense of complaining of pain extends this to voicing personal suffering.
Most common words using 訴
20 of 121- 訴訟そしょうN1
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
- 訴えうったえN1
lawsuit; complaint
- 起訴きそN1
prosecution; indictment
- 訴えるうったえるN3
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
- 告訴こくそN1
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
- 提訴ていそ
presenting a case; suing
- 控訴こうそN1
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
- 訴追そつい
prosecution; indictment
- 勝訴しょうそ
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
- 敗訴はいそ
loss of a (legal) case
- 訴状そじょう
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
- 訴求そきゅう
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
- 直訴じきそ
direct appeal; direct petition
- 上訴じょうそ
appeal (in court)
- 訴因そいん
charge; count
- 反訴はんそ
counteraction; counterclaim
- 公訴こうそ
(public) prosecution; indictment; accusation
- 愁訴しゅうそ
complaint (of pain, suffering, etc.); appeal
- 刑訴法けいそほう
Code of Criminal Procedure
- 民訴みんそ
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
Study
Etymology
訴 combines 言 (speech) with 斥, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of pushing away or rejecting, fitting the idea of formally lodging a complaint or accusation.
Meaning mnemonic
Words (言) that push back (斥) against someone: imagine filing a formal complaint where your speech rejects the other party's actions.
Reading mnemonic
For ソ, picture a lawsuit where you sew up your case with strong words: sew -> ソ, and your accusation stitches the facts together.