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うったえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
訴える
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Reading : うったえる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
2. to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies)  (see also: 理性に訴える)
3. to complain
4. to sue (a person); to take someone to court
5. to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)  (see also: 暴力に訴える)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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訴える is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 40,000 (about 13,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3095 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4447
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
その
じょゆう
女優
ざっし
雑誌
めいよきそん
名誉毀損
うった
えた

The actress sued the magazine for libel.
かれ
ぶじょくざい
侮辱罪
うった
えたい

I want to sue him for the crime of defamation.
その
ぶたい
舞台
かんきゃく
観客
しかく
視覚
うった
える
ものである
The production has visual appeal for the audience.
うったえる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 218,000 (about 138,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ソ   うったえる to accuse, to sue; to appeal to, to resort to   
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セキ    reject   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
dot   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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