# 訟 — lawsuit

訟 means “lawsuit”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: lawsuit
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Law & order 2

## How to remember 訟

Parts: 言 say; words · 公 public

## Don't confuse it with

[誤](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/error/) · [松](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pine/)

## More in the “Law & order 2” set

[契](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/contract/) · [典](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/code/) · [訟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawsuit/) · [免](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exempt/) · [偽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/false/) · [罰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/penalty/) · [懲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chastise/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawsuit/. Last updated 2026-11-01.