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