Meaning: accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to
Kunyomi: うった.える
Onyomi: ソ
Composition: 言 斥
訴
Radical
Radical: 言
Meaning: speech
言
Examples
Onyomi Examples
訴状 （ソジョウ） petition, complaint, (legal) brief
訴訟 （ソショウ） litigation, lawsuit
公訴 （コウソ） accusation, prosecution
提訴 （テイソ） presenting a case, suing
Kunyomi Examples
訴える （うったえる） to raise, to bring to (someone's attention), to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one's emotions), to play on (one's sympathies), to complain, to sue (a person), to take someone to court, to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
427 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to
Kunyomi: うった.える
Onyomi: ソ
Composition: 言 斥
訴
Radical
Radical: 言
Meaning: speech
言
Examples
Onyomi Examples
訴状 （ソジョウ） petition, complaint, (legal) brief
訴訟 （ソショウ） litigation, lawsuit
公訴 （コウソ） accusation, prosecution
提訴 （テイソ） presenting a case, suing
Kunyomi Examples
訴える （うったえる） to raise, to bring to (someone's attention), to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one's emotions), to play on (one's sympathies), to complain, to sue (a person), to take someone to court, to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)