Japanese symbol for “complainant”
訴人
そにん
Romaji: sonin
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant
In Japanese, complainant is 訴人, read そにん (sonin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “complainant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 告発者 | こくはつしゃ kokuhatsusha | complainant; plaintiff |
| 告訴人 | こくそにん kokusonin | complainant; plaintiff |
| 申し立て人 | もうしたてにん moushitatenin | petitioner; complainant |
| 申立人 | もうしたてにん moushitatenin | petitioner; complainant |
| 原告側 | げんこくがわ genkokugawa | plaintiff; complainant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 訴訟 | そしょう soshou | lawsuit; suit; (legal) action |
| 訴え | うったえ uttae | lawsuit; complaint |
| 起訴 | きそ kiso | prosecution; indictment |
| 控訴 | こうそ kouso | appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal |
| 告訴 | こくそ kokuso | accusation; complaint; charge |
| 訴える | うったえる uttaeru | to raise; to bring to (someone's attention) |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “complainant”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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