Denshi Jisho — Online Japanese dictionary

訴える うったえる 1: to raise; to bring to (someone's attention);
2: to appeal to; to call for;
3: to complain;
4: to sue (a person); to take someone to court;
5: to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
Common word, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb 

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