訴える
N3うったえる uttaeru
- to sue (a person)
- to resort to
- to appeal to
ichidan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
诉说;申诉;起诉
Examples
- その患者はいつも頭が痛いと訴えている。The patient is always complaining of a headache.那个患者总是诉说头痛。
- 彼女は訴えるような目で私を見た。She gave me an appealing look.她用恳求的眼神看着我。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('e729fb355f'); // 訴える
{
"id": "e729fb355f",
"word": "訴える",
"reading": "うったえる",
"romaji": "uttaeru",
"meanings": [
"to sue (a person)",
"to resort to",
"to appeal to"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"v1",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1397720,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "その患者はいつも頭が痛いと訴えている。",
"furigana": "その{患者|かんじゃ}はいつも{頭|あたま}が{痛|いた}いと{訴|うった}えている。",
"en": "The patient is always complaining of a headache.",
"tatoeba_id": 211609
},
{
"ja": "彼女は訴えるような目で私を見た。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{訴|うった}えるような{目|め}で{私|わたし}を{見|み}た。",
"en": "She gave me an appealing look.",
"tatoeba_id": 88197
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "1718a47c5e1ef17359fd480dd67a3e4a882fb87697ad47886c457ea3cad69d6c",
"meanings": [
"诉说",
"申诉",
"起诉"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "その患者はいつも頭が痛いと訴えている。",
"zh": "那个患者总是诉说头痛。"
},
{
"ja": "彼女は訴えるような目で私を見た。",
"zh": "她用恳求的眼神看着我。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/e729fb355f",
"JMdict ent_seq 1397720; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "91990ce2064ac33650c5aa2b406420a36b3acc00059478a065e10d566c6e5d7a"
}
}