哀悼|あいとうaitou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivecondolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
    ご尊父そんぷのご逝去せいきょに対たいし、謹つつしんで哀悼あいとうの意いを表あらわします。↗
    Please accept my condolences on the death of your father.
Conjugation
Dictionary form哀悼する(あいとうする)
Polite (masu)哀悼します(あいとうします)
Negative (nai)哀悼しない(あいとうしない)
polite (masen)哀悼しません(あいとうしません)
classical zu / nu哀悼せず・哀悼せぬ(あいとうせず・あいとうせぬ)
Past (ta)哀悼した(あいとうした)
polite (mashita)哀悼しました(あいとうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)哀悼しなかった(あいとうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)哀悼しませんでした(あいとうしませんでした)
Te form哀悼して(あいとうして)
Potential哀悼できる(あいとうできる)
Passive哀悼される(あいとうされる)
Causative哀悼させる(あいとうさせる)
Causative passive哀悼させられる(あいとうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)哀悼すれば(あいとうすれば)
tara哀悼したら(あいとうしたら)
Volitional哀悼しよう(あいとうしよう)
polite (mashou)哀悼しましょう(あいとうしましょう)
Imperative哀悼しろ(あいとうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym弔意ちょういFormalFormal term for the condolence one feels toward the deceased, used in set phrases like 「弔意を表す」; close in use to 「哀悼の意」.
  • Synonym哀悼痛惜あいとうつうせきWrittenA four-character compound for mourning and deeply grieving the dead; heavier in tone than 「哀悼」, found mostly in formal eulogies and written condolence prose.
  • Synonym弔いとむらいNeutralA neutral, native word covering both mourning the dead and the funeral or memorial rites themselves; 「哀悼」 expresses only the grief, never the ceremony.
  • Synonym哀惜あいせきWrittenWritten prose for sorrowing over a person's death with regret at the loss; 「哀悼」 centers on the mourning sentiment itself.
  • Antonym祝賀しゅくがFormalFormal word for celebrating a happy occasion; stands opposite 「哀悼」, which grieves over a death, in joy versus sorrow.

Use 「哀悼」 to express grief for the deceased, as in 「哀悼の意を表する」; the sentiment of condolence is also 「弔意」, and funeral rites are 「弔い」. The opposite, for happy occasions, is 「祝賀」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 人ひとの死しを哀かなしみ悼いたむこと。
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