哀あい悼とう

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哀悼する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Formal expression of grief and sympathy, especially upon someone's death. Often used in official statements, letters, and ceremonies.

〈人ひと〉の死しを哀あい悼とうするto mourn someone's death
国こく民みんは指し導どう者しゃの死しを心こころから哀あい悼とうした。
The people mourned the leader's death from the bottom of their hearts.
哀あい悼とうの言こと葉ばを述のべるto offer words of condolence
首しゅ相しょうは遺い族ぞくに哀あい悼とうの言こと葉ばを述のべた。
The prime minister offered words of condolence to the bereaved family.
〈人ひと〉に哀あい悼とうを捧ささげるto offer one's condolences to someone
犠ぎ牲せい者しゃに哀あい悼とうを捧ささげます。
We offer our condolences to the victims.

お悔くやみ
お悔やみ is the everyday phrase used when speaking directly to a bereaved person, while 哀悼 is more formal and typical of official statements or written condolences.
追つい悼とうN1
追悼 focuses on the act of remembering and honoring the deceased (as in a memorial event), whereas 哀悼 emphasizes the personal feeling of grief and sympathy.
弔ちょう意い
弔意 is a formal noun for the sentiment of condolence, often used with 表す/表明する, while 哀悼 can also stand alone as a verb (哀悼する) meaning to mourn.
黙もくとう
哀悼 expresses the feeling of grief or condolence, whereas 黙とう is the concrete silent act performed to show that feeling.

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悲ひ嘆たん
哀悼 specifically means mourning or condolence for the dead, while 悲嘆 describes the grief itself more generally.
悼いたむN1
哀悼する is an even more formal, often official expression of condolence used in speeches or statements, while 悼む is the plain verb form used in writing and speech alike.

慶けい祝しゅく
慶祝 expresses joyful celebration of a happy occasion, while 哀悼 expresses mourning and grief over a death.

悲ひ哀あい
哀悼 specifically means mourning or condolence for someone's death, while 悲哀 is a general term for sorrow not tied to a death.

Compound of 哀 (grief, sorrow) and 悼 (mourn, lament). The combination has been used in formal Chinese and Japanese writing to express deep condolence.