also: ちょうきゃく
mourner; condolence caller; funeral attendee
Refers to people who attend a funeral or visit to offer condolences. A somewhat formal term used in written or ceremonial contexts.
Many mourners attended the funeral.
弔客が次々と焼香に訪れた。
Mourners came one after another to offer incense.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading ちょうきゃく is also valid but less common.
Alternate reading; ちょうかく is more common.
Compound of 弔 (condolence, mourning) and 客 (guest, visitor). The reading ちょうかく is the standard on'yomi combination; ちょうきゃく is a variant reading of 客.