うったえ
Meanings
Verb (1-dan)
1. 裁判所などの機関に物事の善悪などの判定を求めて申し出る。告訴・提訴する。
2. 有識者や大衆に物事の是非の判断を申し出る。賛同を得るため見解を広く主張する。
3. 他人の理解などを強く期待して、苦しみなどを言い知らせる。
4. 強行手段をもって解決しようとする。
5. 感情、倫理観に働きかける.
Pitch accent
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える
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to resort to violence
to appeal to one's reason
to accuse; to rise up in judgment against (judgement)
Examples (22 in total)
I will sue you.
He tried to appeal.
We made an appeal for support.
You should sue Tom.
Tom was complaining of back pain.
The boy complained of a headache.
Mary sued her own mother.
Cambodia appealed to the United Nations for help.
He often complains that he has a toothache.
She complains about headaches often.
The patient is always complaining of a headache.
I wonder if you can sue someone of the same sex for sexual harassment?
Your only remedy is to go to the law.
Nuclear power plants don't appeal to everybody.
The actress sued the magazine for libel.
The residents made complaints about the noise.
The middle aged man was charged with assault.
We should not resort to arms to settle international disputes.
The country appealed to the United Nations for help.
We must appeal to public opinion about the matter.
This nude poster appeals visually to the young.
Much to my surprise, my song appealed to many young people.