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Kanji Detail for 訴 - "to appeal, to complain"

訴

  • Meaning

    訴 means "to appeal, to complain." Also associated with to claim.

    1. To appeal - To express dissatisfaction seeking sympathy or understanding.

    2. To claim - To state; to petition.

    3. To resort - To use as a means of resolving matters.

  • Words using 訴

    • 訴訟 そしょう Listen lawsuit; suit; (legal) action
    • 起訴 きそ Listen prosecution; indictment
    • 訴え うったえ Listen lawsuit; complaint
    • 控訴 こうそ Listen appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
    • 提訴 ていそ Listen presenting a case; suing
    • 訴状 そじょう Listen petition; complaint; (legal) brief
    • 勝訴 しょうそ Listen winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
    • 不起訴 ふきそ Listen nonprosecution; nonindictment

  • Tattoo check: 訴

    • Verified meaning: to appeal, to complain
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はしべ)
    • Also carries these associations: to claim

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 訴

    Surnames 訴(はしべ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    accusation; sue; complain of pain; appeal to

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    accuse; sue; inform; narrate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to complain; to sue; to tell

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to accuse, to sue; to inform; to narrate

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Same as 愬. To tell. | To slander. Such as "Gongbo Liao slandered Zilu to Jisun." Appears in the Analerts.

  • Onyomi

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    so(ソ) ソ

  • Kunyomi

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    utta.eru(うった-える) うった-える

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to appeal to claim to complain petition remedy to sue to accuse complaint lawsuit prosecute charge grievance litigation plead protest

Sentences including 訴

  • What's the accusation against him?

  • She begged him to send her home.

  • She gave me an appealing look.

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