Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 苦く 情じょう を 言い う to make a complaint to someone
I made a complaint to my neighbor.
苦く 情じょう が 来く る for complaints to come in
Complaints came in to the store.
苦く 情じょう を 受う ける to receive a complaint
The company received many complaints.
苦く 情じょう を 申もう し 立た てる to file a formal complaint
He filed a complaint with the city.
苦く 情じょう を 処しょ 理り する to handle/process complaints
The person in charge is handling the complaints.
苦く 情じょう が 絶た えない for complaints to be endless/constant
This factory constantly receives complaints from the neighborhood.
Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion Related words· 8 文句 is casual grumbling or fault-finding, while 苦情 is a more formal complaint made to a shop, company, or authority.
クレーム is a loanword typically used for customer complaints to a business, while 苦情 is the native-feeling Sino-Japanese word usable more broadly.
不満 names the feeling of dissatisfaction itself, while 苦情 is the complaint actually voiced to someone.
抗議 is a stronger, often public protest or formal objection, while 苦情 can be an everyday complaint about minor trouble or inconvenience.
Show 4 more Show fewer 苦情 is a formal complaint, such as one lodged with a business or authority, while 言い分 is a more personal expression of dissatisfaction between individuals.
苦情 is a formal complaint lodged with an organization or business, while 不平 is a more personal, everyday grumble about a situation.
苦情 is a formal complaint typically made to a company or authority, whereas 愚痴 is casual grumbling to a sympathetic listener.
苦情 is an everyday complaint (e.g. to a company), while 訴え in its broader sense refers to a more serious or formal appeal or grievance.
Don't confuse with 苦労 shares the kanji 苦 with 苦情 but means hardship or trouble one goes through, not a complaint made to someone.
苦情 means a complaint about a problem, while 苦言 is well-intentioned frank advice, not a grievance, despite sharing the kanji 苦 .
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 苦 , associated with suffering or distress, and 情 , feelings or circumstances. The spelling fits the idea of expressing distress or dissatisfaction as a grievance.
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