公訴|こうそkouso[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, law(public) prosecution; indictment; accusation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 公訴する(こうそする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 公訴します(こうそします) |
| Negative (nai) | 公訴しない(こうそしない) |
| polite (masen) | 公訴しません(こうそしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 公訴せず・公訴せぬ(こうそせず・こうそせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 公訴した(こうそした) |
| polite (mashita) | 公訴しました(こうそしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 公訴しなかった(こうそしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 公訴しませんでした(こうそしませんでした) |
| Te form | 公訴して(こうそして) |
| Potential | 公訴できる(こうそできる) |
| Passive | 公訴される(こうそされる) |
| Causative | 公訴させる(こうそさせる) |
| Causative passive | 公訴させられる(こうそさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 公訴すれば(こうそすれば) |
| tara | 公訴したら(こうそしたら) |
| Volitional | 公訴しよう(こうそしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 公訴しましょう(こうそしましょう) |
| Imperative | 公訴しろ(こうそしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym起訴きそFormalFormal: the prosecutor indicting an offender; the everyday and news word, meaning the same as 「公訴」, which is the wording of legal texts.
- Synonym訴追そついFormalFormal legal term: a prosecutor pursuing a criminal case; unlike 「公訴」, it can also refer to the impeachment of a judge.
- Related告訴こくそFormalFormal: the victim or their legal representative accuses the offender to the police or prosecutors; 「公訴」 is brought by the prosecutor, not the victim.
- Related告発こくはつNeutralNeutral: reporting a crime to the investigative authorities by someone other than the victim; also exposing wrongdoing in general, as in 「内部告発」.
Use 「公訴」 for the prosecutor bringing a criminal case to court, mostly in legal terms like 「公訴時効」. News reports say 「起訴」; a victim's complaint is 「告訴」; reporting someone else's crime is 「告発」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


