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追悼会 (ついとうかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

追つい悼とう会かい

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Meanings

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noun

memorial service; memorial gathering

A formal gathering to honor and remember the deceased, similar to a memorial service or commemoration ceremony.

先せん週しゅう、祖そ父ふの追つい悼とう会かいが営いとなまれた。
A memorial service for my grandfather was held last week.
追つい悼とう会かいには多おおく

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Many people attended the memorial gathering.

Kanji

追chase, drive away, follow
悼lament, grieve over
会meeting, meet, party

Similar words

葬そう式しき
葬式 is a funeral ceremony, typically including the burial or cremation, while 追悼会 is a memorial service held separately to honor the deceased, often after the funeral.
お別わかれ会かい
お別れ会 is a more casual farewell gathering, not necessarily religious, while 追悼会 is a formal memorial service.

Etymology

Compound of 追悼 (tsuitō, 'mourning, memorial') + 会 (kai, 'gathering, meeting'). The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.