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訴

accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 500Strokes12

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

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  • 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

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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.