弔とむらう

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

mourn; grieve for; offer condolences for

Used for mourning a deceased person, victims, or someone’s death. It is a transitive verb, often with the person, spirit, or death marked by を.

• 人ひと々びとは事じ故この犠ぎ牲せい者しゃを弔とむらった。

  People mourned the victims of the accident.

• 亡なき友ともを弔とむらって、墓ぼ前ぜんに花はなを供そなえた。

  I offered flowers at the grave in mourning for my late friend.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

hold a memorial service for; hold funeral rites for

Focuses on carrying out funeral or memorial rites for the dead, rather than only feeling grief. Common objects include 故人, 先祖, 霊, and named deceased family members.

• 親しん族ぞくは寺てらで故こ人じんを弔とむらった。

  The relatives held memorial rites for the deceased at a temple.

• 毎まい年とし、先せん祖ぞを弔とむらう法ほう要ようを行おこなっている。

  Every year, we hold a memorial service for our ancestors.