condolences, mourning, funeral

About this kanji

The kanji 弔, read as "ちょう" in on'yomi and "とむら.う" or "とぶら.う" in kun'yomi, primarily represents the concepts of condolences, mourning, and funerals. It's commonly used in nouns rather than verbs, highlighting its relation to expressions of sympathy. Some important compounds include 弔辞 (ちょうじ), which means memorial address, 弔問 (ちょうもん), meaning a condolence call, and 弔意 (ちょうい), signifying a gesture of condolence. A useful note about using this kanji is that it is often associated with serious or formal occasions, so it's best used with sensitivity in contexts of mourning.

Example sentences

• 友の死を弔った。

  I mourned the death of my friend.

Meanings across languages

English

condolences, mourning, funeral

Tiếng Việt

chia buồn, đau buồn, tang lễ

日本語

弔い, 追悼, 葬儀

한국어

애도, 조문, 장례식

中文

吊唁, 哀悼, 葬礼

id

belasungkawa

th

การแสดงความเสียใจ

es

condolencias

fr

condoléances

de

Beileid

pt

condolências

Common compounds

• 弔辞ちょうじmemorial address, words of condolence, funeral oration
• 弔問ちょうもんcondolence call, visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
• 弔意ちょういcondolence, sympathy, mourning
• 慶弔けいちょうcongratulations and condolences
• 弔電ちょうでんtelegram of condolence
• 弔うとむらうto mourn for, to grieve for, to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)
• 弔い合戦とむらいがっせんfighting to avenge someone's death, battle of revenge
• 哀弔あいちょうsympathetic condolences

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