うった
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
2. to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies)
3. to complain
4. to sue (a person); to take someone to court
5. to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
Kanji used
sue
Pitch accent
った
える
ったえ
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
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.