弔
弔 — Condolences
condolences, mourning, funeral
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiとむらう (tomurau)
Kun’yomiとぶらう (toburau)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 弔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弔問 | ちょうもん choumon | condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences |
| 弔辞 | ちょうじ chouji | memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration |
| 弔意 | ちょうい choui | condolence; sympathy; mourning |
| 慶弔 | けいちょう keichou | congratulations and condolences |
| 弔う | とむらう tomurau | to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.) |
| 弔い合戦 | とむらいがっせん tomuraigassen | fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge |
Study notes
弔 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1840 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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