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Japanese symbol for “suitor”

Romaji: sonin
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant

In Japanese, suitor is , read (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

  1. n, vs a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse

Kanji and stroke order

accusation, sue, complain of pain
on: ソ
kun: うった.える
12 strokes · JLPT 1
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “suitor”

WordReadingMeaning
きゅうこんしゃ kyuukonshasuitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
よばいびと yobaibitosuitor
そしょうにん soshouninlitigant; plaintiff; suitor

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そしょう soshoulawsuit; suit; (legal) action
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)
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal

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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