Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1061 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: sue, accuse
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ショウ
Composition: 言 公
Radical: 言
Meaning: speech
訟務 (ショウム) litigation
訟務部 (ショウムブ) Litigation Department (of the Ministry of Justice)
行政訴訟 (ギョウセイソショウ) administrative litigation (action)
争訟 (ソウショウ) dispute by legal action, contentious