Japanese symbol for “suing”

提訴

ていそ

Romaji: teiso

presenting a case; suing

In Japanese, suing is 提訴, read ていそ (teiso).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt presenting a case; suing

Kanji and stroke order

提

propose, take along, carry in hand

on: テイ、チョウ、ダイ
kun: さ.げる

12 strokes · JLPT 1

訴

accusation, sue, complain of pain

on: ソ
kun: うった.える

12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
提供	ていきょう teikyou	offer; tender; providing
提案	ていあん teian	proposal; proposition; suggestion
提出	ていしゅつ teishutsu	presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence)
前提	ぜんてい zentei	condition; assumption; prerequisite
提携	ていけい teikei	cooperation; tie-up; joint business
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

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.