訴うったえる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

raise; bring to attention

Used for formally or earnestly bringing a matter, complaint, or opinion to someone's attention, often to an authority or the public.

• 住じゅう民みんは市しに問もん題だいを訴うったえた。

  The residents raised the issue with the city.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

appeal to; work on emotions

Appeals to abstract faculties or feelings, such as reason, conscience, or sympathy. Often used in the pattern ～に訴える.

See also: 理性に訴える

• 彼かれは聴ちょう衆しゅうの感かん情じょうに訴うったえる演えん説ぜつをした。

  He gave a speech that appealed to the audience's emotions.

• 理り性せいに訴うったえて話はなし合あおう。

  Let's talk by appealing to reason.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

complain; lodge a complaint

Expresses dissatisfaction or grievance, often formally. Can overlap with sense 1 when a complaint is raised to an authority.

• 彼かれは待たい遇ぐうの悪わるさを会かい社しゃに訴うったえた。

  He complained to the company about the poor treatment.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

sue; take to court

Legal action; bringing a lawsuit against someone. The object is the person or entity being sued.

• 彼かれは隣りん人じんを損そん害がい賠ばい償しょうで訴うったえた。

  He sued his neighbor for damages.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

resort to; have recourse to

Used when someone turns to extreme measures like violence or force. Often in the pattern ～に訴える.

See also: 暴力に訴える

• 彼かれらは最さい後ごには暴ぼう力りょくに訴うったえた。

  They finally resorted to violence.