訴訟

そしょう · soshou · JLPT N1 · noun

lawsuit

⚖️ Both kanji hold 言 (speech): a lawsuit is a dispute argued aloud.

訴 means to accuse or appeal, and 訟 means lawsuit or dispute; both carry the speech radical 言. Sound hook: so-SHOW, as in 'so, show me your case in court.'

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