悼 means “grieve, mourn”

いたむ · itamu

Also: lament, grieve over

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いたむ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

トウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 11 strokes

The story

A heart (忄) beside 卓, standing tall above the rest: grief for someone who meant a great deal. 悼む is to mourn a death, official statements express 哀悼の意, deepest sympathy, and a 追悼式 is a memorial service.

Used in 悼む (itamu, to mourn), 哀悼 (aitou, condolence/grief), and 追悼 (tsuitou, memorial/mourning)

More from Graves & Mourning

• 墳 burial mound
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• 忌 shun
• 逝 pass away
• 殉 die for a cause
• 棺 coffin
• 訃 news of a death
• 骸 bones
• 遺 leave behind
• 葬 funeral
• 喪 mourning
• 墓 grave

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