告訴

• 読み: こくそ
• ローマ字: kokuso
• 漢字の分解: 告 (koku) — tell, inform, announce; 訴 (so) — accuse, sue, appeal
• 発音: /ko.kɯ.so/

意味

Accusation; criminal complaint; pressing charges. The formal act of reporting a crime and requesting prosecution.

A noun and suru-verb referring to the act of filing a formal criminal complaint with the police or prosecutor. Distinguished from 起訴 (kiso, indictment by a prosecutor) and 告発 (kokuhatsu, reporting a crime by a third party). 告訴 specifically means the victim themselves reports the crime and requests prosecution. Some crimes in Japan are 親告罪 (shinkokuzai, complaint-necessary crimes) that can only be prosecuted after a formal 告訴.

例文

1. 被害者は犯人を詐欺罪で告訴した。
2. 告訴を取り下げれば、裁判は行われない。
3. 名誉毀損で告訴する準備を進めている。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, crime, news

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 告 (koku, tell/inform) + 訴 (so, accuse/sue). Literally 'to inform and accuse' — formally notifying authorities of a crime and seeking legal action.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal