How to say 'Lawsuit' in Japanese | 訴訟

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The Japanese word for Lawsuit is 'Soshou', written as 訴訟 in Japanese.'Lawsuit' in hiragana is そしょう.

word

訴訟

Meaning

Lawsuit

Reading

そしょう

soshou

Kanji

訴Sue, Appeal 訟Sue, Litigate

Explanation

The Japanese noun '訴訟 (そしょう)' refers to a 'lawsuit' or 'legal action'. It is used in the context of legal disputes where one party takes another to court to resolve a conflict. This term is commonly used in legal, business, and personal contexts. For example: He filed a lawsuit「彼は訴訟を起こした」(かれはそしょうをおこした). The company is involved in a lawsuit「その会社は訴訟に関わっている」(そのかいしゃはそしょうにかかわっている). The word can also appear in compound terms like '民事訴訟 (みんじそしょう)' (civil lawsuit) or '刑事訴訟 (けいじそしょう)' (criminal lawsuit).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3101

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 訴訟

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

訴

Meaning

Sue, Appeal

kanji

訟

Meaning

Sue, Litigate

Words Related to 訴訟 Through the Kanji 訴

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 訴 as well.

word

訴える

Meaning

Sue, Appeal

word

訴え

Meaning

Complaint, Lawsuit

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