How to say "plead" in Japanese

• ねだるJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the everyday sense of pleading — begging or coaxing someone persistently to get something, often childishly or importunately. Typical of a child pestering a parent for a toy or treat; it never fits formal or legal pleading.
  彼かれは父ちちにねだってとうとう新車しんしゃを買かってもらった。↗

  He finally talked his father into buying a new car.
• 申し立てるもうしたてるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers the formal sense of pleading — declaring or asserting a claim or position before a court or official body. This is really a legal and procedural term; it is not the word for begging someone for something in daily life.
  君きみは自分じぶんが申し立もうしたてていることに自信じしんがありますか。↗

  Are you sure of your facts?

Use 「ねだる」 for pleading or pestering someone for something you want, and 「申し立てる」 for formally pleading or declaring a case, as in legal or official settings.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ねだるto beg
• 申し立てるもうしたてるto declare
• かき口説くかきくどくto plead