訴
訴 — Accusation
accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to
On’yomiソ (so)
Kun’yomiうったえる (uttaeru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 訴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 訴訟 | そしょう soshou | lawsuit; suit; (legal) action |
| 起訴 | きそ kiso | prosecution; indictment |
| 訴え | うったえ uttae | lawsuit; complaint |
| 控訴 | こうそ kouso | appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal |
| 提訴 | ていそ teiso | presenting a case; suing |
| 訴状 | そじょう sojou | petition; complaint; (legal) brief |
Study notes
訴 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #427 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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