Vocab Info
A4 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
弔うto mourn for, to condole with (family, etc.), to hold a memorial service (for)
Dictionary Definition
Common
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to mourn for, to grieve for, to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)
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】
Details
Pitch Accent
と
む
ら
う
Examples
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葬儀後に遺族を弔いました。
We condoled with the bereaved family after the funeral.
なんと声をかけて弔うべきだろうか…。
What words should I use to mourn for them...?
お盆は、先祖の霊を弔うための期間だそうです。
Obon is said to be a period to hold a memorial service for the spirits of ancestors.
遺族を弔うべく、お線香を持って家を訪問しました。
I visited the house with incense to condole with the bereaved family.
霊媒師に手厚く弔ってもらったところ、幽霊が出なくなりました。
After the medium held a memorial service for them thoroughly, ghosts stopped appearing.
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