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Japanese symbol for “litigation”

Romaji: soshou
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation

In Japanese, litigation is , read (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

  1. n, vi, vs lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation

Kanji and stroke order

accusation, sue, complain of pain
on: ソ
kun: うった.える
12 strokes · JLPT 1
sue, accuse
on: ショウ
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “litigation”

WordReadingMeaning
しょうむ shoumulitigation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うったえ uttaelawsuit; complaint
きそ kisoprosecution; indictment
こうそ kousoappeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
こくそ kokusoaccusation; complaint; charge
うったえる uttaeruto raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
ぎょうせいそしょう gyouseisoshouadministrative litigation (action)
そうしょう soushoulegal dispute; contestation; suit
しょうむ shoumulitigation

See also: Chinese symbol for “litigation”.

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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