appeal

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is そ, and the kun reading is うったえる. It has 12 strokes and relates to appealing or bringing a matter forward.
• Basic usage: 訴え is read うったえ, and 訴える is read うったえる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 訴え and 訴える
  • 訴え means appeal or legal action. It is a noun read うったえ for an appeal or legal action itself.
  • 住民の訴えを聞き、騒音対策を見直した。 means “We listened to the residents' appeal and reviewed our noise-control measures.”
  • 訴える means to appeal or to complain. It is a verb read うったえる for making an appeal or reporting a symptom.
  • 住民は騒音への対策を市に訴えた。 means “Residents appealed to the city for measures against noise.”