日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsaccusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to
On'yomi
Kun'yomiうった
Strokes12
Radical

Compounds

  • (public) prosecution, indictment, accusation

  • appeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal

  • accusation, complaint, charge, suit

  • winning a (legal) case, victory (in a legal case)

Example sentences

  • I wonder if you can sue someone of the same sex for sexual harassment?

  • Your only remedy is to go to the law.

  • Don't resort to violence.

  • The defendant appealed against the sentence without hesitation.

  • The defendant will appeal to a higher court.

  • Also as they are in an intimate relationship they are in a situation where it is easy for them to suffer from violence and difficult for them to bring complaints about that to court.

  • A loophole in the law allowed him to escape prosecution.

  • She accused me of stealing her money.