Japanese symbol for “prosecution”
起訴
きそ
Romaji: kiso
prosecution; indictment
In Japanese, prosecution is 起訴, read きそ (kiso).
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, vt prosecution; indictment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prosecution”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検察 | けんさつ kensatsu | criminal investigation; prosecution |
| 告発 | こくはつ kokuhatsu | indictment; prosecution; complaint |
| 訴追 | そつい sotsui | prosecution; indictment |
| 公訴 | こうそ kouso | (public) prosecution; indictment; accusation |
| 訴追側 | そついがわ sotsuigawa | (the) prosecution |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起こる | おこる okoru | to occur; to happen |
| 起こす | おこす okosu | to raise; to raise up; to set up |
| 起きる | おきる okiru | to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) |
| 起源 | きげん kigen | origin; beginning; source |
| 提起 | ていき teiki | raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue) |
| 訴訟 | そしょう soshou | lawsuit; suit; (legal) action |
| 訴え | うったえ uttae | lawsuit; complaint |
| 控訴 | こうそ kouso | appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prosecution”.
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.