Japanese symbol for “lawsuit”
訴訟
そしょう
Romaji: soshou
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
In Japanese, lawsuit is 訴訟, read そしょう (soshou).
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, vi, vs lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lawsuit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 訴え | うったえ uttae | lawsuit; complaint |
| 訴訟事件 | そしょうじけん soshoujiken | lawsuit; (legal) case |
| 裁判沙汰 | さいばんざた saibanzata | matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle |
| 相論 | そうろん souron | debate; argument; lawsuit |
| 訴訟沙汰 | そしょうざた soshouzata | matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 行政訴訟 | ぎょうせいそしょう gyouseisoshou | administrative litigation (action) |
| 争訟 | そうしょう soushou | legal dispute; contestation; suit |
| 訟務 | しょうむ shoumu | litigation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lawsuit”.
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.