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追悼式 (tsuitoushiki) Japanese meaning: memorial service | Kotomora

追つい悼とう式しき

つ

い

と

う

し

き

Meanings

1

memorial service; memorial ceremony

A formal gathering to honor and remember the deceased, often held on an anniversary or after a funeral.

来らい月げつ、故こ人じんの追つい悼とう式しきが営いとなまれる予よ定

てい

です

。

A memorial service for the deceased is scheduled to be held next month.

Kanji

追chase, drive away, follow
悼lament, grieve over
式style, ceremony, rite

Related words

慰い霊れい祭さい
追悼式 is a more general memorial ceremony, while 慰霊祭 specifically emphasizes consoling the spirits of the dead.

Word family

戦せん没ぼつ者しゃ追つい悼とう式しき
memorial service for the war dead

Built from

追つい悼とう+式しき

Etymology

Compound of 追悼 (ついとう, 'mourning, tribute') and 式 (しき, 'ceremony'). 追悼 is from 追 (つい, 'to follow, to pursue') and 悼 (とう, 'to grieve, to lament').