Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: speech

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウム litigation

務部 ショウムブ Litigation Department (of the Ministry of Justice)

行政訴 ギョウセイソショウ administrative litigation (action)

ソウショウ dispute by legal action, contentious