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弔

condolences
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingチョウ
Kun readingとむら.う、とぶら.う
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. condolencesRtK
  2. mourning
  3. funeral
  1. to mourn for
  2. to grieve for
  3. to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)
  4. to hold a memorial service for
  5. to hold a funeral service for

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bow (弓) · walking stick

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1319

Compound words

慶弔けいちょう
congratulations and condolences
弔辞ちょうじ
memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy
弔電ちょうでん
telegram of condolence
弔問ちょうもん
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
弔うとむらう
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
弔意ちょうい
condolence; sympathy; mourning
哀弔あいちょう
sympathetic condolences
弔歌ちょうか
elegy
弔旗ちょうき
mourning flag
弔祭ちょうさい
memorial service
弔鐘ちょうしょう
funeral bell
弔するちょうする
to mourn
弔慰金ちょういきん
condolence money
弔合戦とむらいがっせん
fighting to avenge someone's death
弔祭料ちょうさいりょう
gift at a memorial service
弔い合戦とむらいがっせん
fighting to avenge someone's death
菩提を弔うぼだいをとむらう
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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