訴え

• 読み: うったえ
• ローマ字: uttae
• 漢字の分解: 訴 (so/utta) — appeal, accuse, sue
• 発音: /ɯt.ta.e/

意味

Appeal; complaint; lawsuit; plea. A formal or emotional statement seeking redress, justice, or action.

A noun derived from 訴える (to appeal, to complain, to file suit). Has a wide semantic range: from a legal lawsuit (裁判所への訴え) to an emotional plea (心への訴え) to a formal grievance. The word emphasises the act of raising one's voice to seek change or justice. Common in both legal proceedings and political rhetoric, and can describe anything from a whispered complaint to a landmark court case.

例文

1. 彼女は不当解雇に対して、労働審判所に訴えを起こした。
2. 市民たちの訴えが市議会を動かし、政策変更につながった。
3. 彼のスピーチには心への強い訴えがあり、聴衆を感動させた。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, politics, emotion, social movements

トーン: serious, formal

起源と歴史

Derived from the verb 訴える (to appeal, to accuse). The kanji 訴 depicts the act of bringing one's words before authority — a semantic blend of speech (言) and adversarial appeal.

文化的背景

時代: Classical-Modern

世代: Adult

社会的背景: General