This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソ、うった.える
Romaji: so, utta.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  427
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-5
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  su4
Unicode:  8a34
JIS:  414A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1507
Nelson Index: 4340
New Nelson Index: 5588
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a5.2
Four Corner Index: 0264.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1510
Gakken Index: 762
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35325
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0420
Remembering the kanji Index: 1139
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1744
Kodansha Compact Index: 1675
Kanji in Context Index: 1207
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1011
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1367
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1148
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1221
Essential Kanji Index: 1182
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1901
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3055
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1587

Words

訴訟 (そしょう)
litigation; lawsuit
起訴 (きそ)
prosecution; indictment
訴え (うったえ)
lawsuit; complaint
告訴 (こくそ)
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
勝訴 (しょうそ)
winning a lawsuit
訴える (うったえる)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to; to call for; to complain; to sue (a person); to take someone to court; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
控訴 (こうそ)
koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court)
提訴 (ていそ)
presenting a case; suing
訴追 (そつい)
legal action
敗訴 (はいそ)
loss of a court-case
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