Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 訴える(うったえる) in Japanese

訴える
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
うったえる
Romaji
uttaeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to appeal to; to call for
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to complain
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to sue (a person); to take someone to court
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)

Examples of 訴える, うったえる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
訴える
Plain Polite
訴えます
Negative
訴えない
Negative Polite
訴えません

Past

Plain
訴えた
Plain Polite
訴えました
Negative
訴えなかった
Negative Polite
訴えませんでした

Te

Plain
訴えて
Plain Polite
訴えまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
訴えられる
Plain Polite
訴えられます
Negative
訴えられない
Negative Polite
訴えられません


Related Kanji

JLPT 1

12 strokes

accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi: うった.える

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