弔う|とむらうtomurau[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
とぶらうtoburauok
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
Conjugation
Dictionary form弔う(とむらう)
Polite (masu)弔います(とむらいます)
Negative (nai)弔わない(とむらわない)
polite (masen)弔いません(とむらいません)
classical zu / nu弔わず・弔わぬ(とむらわず・とむらわぬ)
Past (ta)弔った(とむらった)
polite (mashita)弔いました(とむらいました)
Past negative (nakatta)弔わなかった(とむらわなかった)
polite (masen deshita)弔いませんでした(とむらいませんでした)
Te form弔って(とむらって)
Potential弔える(とむらえる)
Passive弔われる(とむらわれる)
Causative弔わせる(とむらわせる)
Causative passive弔わせられる・弔わされる(とむらわせられる・とむらわされる)
Conditional (ba)弔えば(とむらえば)
tara弔ったら(とむらったら)
Volitional弔おう(とむらおう)
polite (mashou)弔いましょう(とむらいましょう)
Imperative弔え(とむらえ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym悼むいたむWrittenWritten/formal prose. Focuses on the inner grief of mourning the dead; 「弔う」 also covers condoling with the bereaved and holding memorial services.
  • Synonym悔やむくやむNeutralNeutral. Mourns a person's death but also means regretting one's own deeds; in condolences it usually appears as 「お悔やみ」.
  • Antonym祝ういわうNeutralNeutral. Celebrates joyful occasions; the opposite of 「弔う」, which mourns the dead and offers condolences.
  • Antonym寿ぐことほぐWrittenWritten/formal prose. An elegant, old-fashioned word for offering words of blessing; the opposite of 「弔う」.

Use 「弔う」 to mourn the dead, condole with the bereaved, or hold a memorial service. For inner grief say 「悼む」; to offer condolences, 「お悔やみ」. The opposite pole is 「祝う」, celebrating happy occasions.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 人ひとの死しを悲かなしみ悼いたむ。遺族いぞくにおくやみを言ゆう。
  2. 死者ししゃの霊れいを慰なぐさめるため法事ほうじを営いとなむ。
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