哀悼|あいとうaitou[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivecondolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
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.
- 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


