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Kotomora

弔

condolences, mourning, funeral

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes4

Readings

On'yomi

  • チョウ

Kun'yomi

  • とむら.う
  • とぶら.う

Meaning

弔 centers on expressing grief and respect for the dead: offering condolences, mourning, and participating in funeral rites.

Most common words using 弔

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  • 弔うとむらう

    to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)

  • 弔いとむらい

    funeral; burial

  • 弔辞ちょうじ

    memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy

  • 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

  • 弔い合戦とむらいがっせん

    fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge

  • 慶弔けいちょう

    congratulations and condolences

  • 弔電ちょうでん

    telegram of condolence

  • 哀弔あいちょう

    sympathetic condolences

  • 弔い上げとむらいあげ

    last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)

  • 弔するちょうする

    to mourn; to condole

  • 弔事ちょうじ

    unhappy event (e.g. death); funeral

  • 弔問客ちょうもんきゃく

    person who has come to offer condolences

  • 弔客ちょうかく

    people attending a funeral or offering condolences

  • 弔慰ちょうい

    condolence; sympathy

  • 弔慰金ちょういきん

    condolence money

  • 弔文ちょうぶん

    memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy

  • 弔旗ちょうき

    mourning flag; flag draped in black; flag at half-mast

  • 弔歌ちょうか

    elegy; dirge

  • 弔砲ちょうほう

    artillery funeral salute

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Etymology

弔 is traditionally explained as a pictograph of a bow wrapped in cloth, used in ancient mourning rituals. The modern form retains the bow 弓 with a vertical stroke representing the wrapping.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a bow 弓 wrapped in a cloth strip (the vertical stroke) as a symbol of laying down weapons to mourn the dead. 弔 is for condolences and funerals.

Reading mnemonic

For チョウ, imagine a solemn funeral procession led by a chief mourner named Chou: Chou -> チョウ, and he offers condolences at the ceremony.