# 訴 — Sue

Frequency rank 766 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 恐 (Fear), less common than 暗 (Dark).

- On’yomi: そ
- Kun’yomi: うった
- Radical: 言 Speech (Kangxi 149)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Say on the left, an axe in the middle, and a drop on the right — you say your accusation, an axe drops, and you sue your opponent in a dramatic courtroom scene.

In words:

- 訴え うったえ — lawsuit;complaint
- 訴える うったえる — to sue (a person),to resort to,to appeal to
- 訴訟 そしょう — litigation;lawsuit

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