弔 means “mourn, condolence”

とむらう · tomurau

Also: condolences, mourning, funeral

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): とむらう, とぶらう
On'yomi (Chinese reading): チョウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 4 strokes

The story

A bow (弓) with a line drawn through it: the Shuowen says mourners once kept watch over the dead with bows, to drive off birds and beasts. 弔う is to mourn and hold rites for the dead, a 弔辞 is a eulogy, and 弔問 is a condolence call.

Used in 弔う (tomurau, to mourn/hold rites for), 弔辞 (chouji, eulogy), and 弔問 (choumon, condolence call)

弔 means “mourn, condolence”

The story

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