Illustration: In a neighborhood clinic consultation room, a seated patient leans toward a doctor, pressing one hand against the lower back and using the other to trace where the discomfort spreads. Their mouth is open in explanation, and their brows tighten as they demonstrate the troublesome bend.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

訴うったえる

uttaeru

to complain of

This sense is often used for reporting symptoms. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. その子こは頭痛ずつうを訴うったえた。

    The boy complained of a headache.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その患者かんじゃはいつも頭あたまが痛いたいと訴うったえている。

    The patient is always complaining of a headache.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれはしばしば歯痛しつうを訴うったえる。

    He often complains that he has a toothache.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 訴

  • 訴accusation; sueOnソKunうったえる

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store