Vocab Info

A4 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

(とむら)to mourn for, to condole with (family, etc.), to hold a memorial service (for)

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to mourn for, to grieve for, to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to hold a memorial service for, to hold a funeral service for

    All Forms

    弔う 【とむらう】弔う 【とぶらう】

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    Examples

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      葬儀(そうぎ)(のち)遺族(いぞく)(とむら)いました。

      We condoled with the bereaved family after the funeral.

        なんと(こえ)をかけて(とむら)うべきだろうか…。

        What words should I use to mourn for them...?

          (ぼん)は、先祖(せんぞ)(れい)(とむら)うための期間(きかん)だそうです。

          Obon is said to be a period to hold a memorial service for the spirits of ancestors.

            遺族(いぞく)(とむら)うべく、お線香(せんこう)()って(いえ)訪問(ほうもん)しました。

            I visited the house with incense to condole with the bereaved family.

              霊媒(れいばい)()手厚(てあつ)(とむら)ってもらったところ、幽霊(ゆうれい)()なくなりました。

              After the medium held a memorial service for them thoroughly, ghosts stopped appearing.

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