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弔客 (ちょうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弔ちょう客かく

also: ちょうきゃく

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Meanings

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noun

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.

葬そう儀ぎには多おおくの弔ちょう客かくが訪おとずれた。
Many mourners attended the funeral.
弔ちょう客かくが次つぎ々つぎと焼しょう香こうに訪おとずれた。
Mourners came one after another to offer incense.

Written forms

弔客
- ちょうかく
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading ちょうきゃく is also valid but less common.
- ちょうきゃく
  Alternate reading; ちょうかく is more common.
ちょうきゃく

Kanji

弔condolences, mourning, funeral
客guest, visitor, customer

Similar words

会かい葬そう者しゃ
会葬者 also means 'funeral attendee' but is more neutral and commonly used in announcements or reports. 弔客 carries a slightly more literary or solemn tone.
参さん列れつ者しゃ
参列者 is a general term for 'attendee' at ceremonies, including funerals. 弔客 specifically denotes those coming to mourn or offer condolences.

Etymology

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.