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原告 (げんこく, genkoku) Japanese meaning: plaintiff | Kotomora
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こく
は
被ひ
告こく
に
損そん
害がい
賠ばい
償しょう
を
求もと
め
た
。
The plaintiff sought damages from the defendant.
In this case, the plaintiff's witness played an important role.
Usage patterns 原げん 告こく が 〈 相あい 手て 〉 を 訴うった える the plaintiff sues someone
The plaintiff sued the company for damages.
原げん 告こく が 勝しょう 訴そ する the plaintiff wins the case
The plaintiff won the case in court.
原げん 告こく 代だい 理り 人にん the plaintiff's attorney/representative
The plaintiff's attorney presented arguments in court.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive 告 revelation, tell, inform Opposites 原告 is the party bringing the lawsuit, while 被告 is the party being sued or accused, making them direct opposites in a legal case.
原告 is the plaintiff who brings a civil suit, the structural opposite of a defendant, though 被告人 itself applies only to criminal cases where the opposing party is the prosecution.
Word family plaintiff side; complainant side
plaintiff group; plaintiffs
standing to sue; legal standing
Etymology Compound of 原 (original, source) and 告 (to inform, accuse), literally 'the one who originally brings the accusation'. The term is a direct borrowing from Chinese legal terminology.
こく
plaintiff versus defendant
