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弔電 (chouden) Japanese meaning: telegram of condolence | Kotomora
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Since I couldn't attend the funeral, I sent a telegram of condolence.
Usage patterns 弔ちょう 電でん を 送おく る to send a condolence telegram
Since the president of our business partner had passed away, our company sent a condolence telegram.
弔ちょう 電でん を 打う つ to send a condolence telegram (traditional phrasing)
弔ちょう 電でん が 届とど く for a condolence telegram to arrive
The day before the funeral, condolence telegrams arrived from various people.
弔ちょう 電でん を 読よ む to read out a condolence telegram (at a funeral)
The emcee read out the condolence telegrams partway through the ceremony.
Kanji 弔 condolences, mourning, funeral Related words 弔辞 is a spoken or written eulogy delivered at a funeral, while 弔電 is specifically a telegram of condolence sent when one cannot attend.
お悔やみ is a general expression of condolence usable in speech or writing, whereas 弔電 refers only to the formal telegram medium.
Don't confuse with 香典 is condolence money offered at a funeral, while 弔電 is a condolence telegram; both are funeral customs but involve different forms of expression.
弔電 is a condolence telegram sent when one cannot attend the funeral, while 弔辞 is the eulogy spoken aloud at the service itself.
Etymology Compound of 弔 (condolence, mourning) and 電 (telegram, electricity). The reading ちょうでん is the standard on'yomi combination.
Since I live far away, I couldn't attend the wake, so I sent a condolence telegram.
