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    3. 弔う

    弔う

    弔とむらう​

    to mourn for

    KMT10News #36+1Ref L2Verb, TransitiveCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab6 strokes

    とむらうとぶらう

    Verb, Transitive

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

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    友ゆう人じんの死しを心こころから弔とむらった。

    I mourned my friend's death from the bottom of my heart.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは亡なくなった恩おん師しを弔とむらうために、遠えん方ぽうから駆かけつけた。

    He rushed from afar to mourn his deceased mentor.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    戦せん争そうで命いのちを落おとした兵へい士したちを弔とむらう慰い霊れい碑ひが建たてられた。

    A memorial monument was erected to mourn the soldiers who lost their lives in the war.

    KMT10HistoryMilitaryEmotions & Psychology
    日に本ほんでは、故こ人じんを弔とむらうために様さま々ざまな儀ぎ式しきが行おこなわれる。

    In Japan, various rituals are performed to mourn the deceased.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    寺じ院いんでは、毎まい年とし、先せん祖ぞを弔とむらう法ほう要ようが執とり行おこなわれる。

    At the temple, memorial services are held annually to mourn ancestors.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships

    Characters that make up this word

    弔
    とむら.う・とぶら.う…(1)
    condolences・mourning・funeral
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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