Word · 単語
訴える
Reading うったえる
to raise
- 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)
N3
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
ケンは頭痛をうったえた。
Ken complained of a headache.
sense 5 · to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
私たちは支援を訴えた。
We made an appeal for support.
sense 3 · to complain
場合によっては腕力に訴えてもよい。
It is sometimes acceptable to resort to violence.
sense 2 · to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.)
彼は訴えようとした。
He tried to appeal.
彼はぬすみでうったえられた。
He was accused of theft.