弔意|ちょういchoui[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncondolence; sympathy; mourning

• Synonym追悼ついとうWrittenWritten/formal prose; means remembering the dead and recalling their life, as in 「追悼式」; 「弔意」 is the feeling of mourning itself.
• Synonym哀悼あいとうWrittenWritten/formal prose; mourning the dead, often in 「哀悼の意を表する」; close in meaning to 「弔意」 and the two are interchangeable.
• Synonym弔いとむらいNeutralNeutral in register; refers to mourning the dead and can also mean the funeral itself, while 「弔意」 is only the feeling of condolence, as in 「弔意を表す」.
• Synonym弔慰ちょういWrittenWritten/formal prose; means offering condolence and comforting the bereaved family, as in 「弔慰金」; 「弔意」 is only the mourning felt toward the deceased.
• Related哀惜あいせきWrittenWritten/formal prose; grief and regret over a death, as in 「哀惜の念」, carrying a painful sense of loss; 「弔意」 is general condolence.
• Related追弔ついちょうWrittenWritten/formal prose; mourning and remembering someone after their death; used rarely, as 「弔意」 is more common.
• Related哀悼痛惜あいとうつうせきFormalA formal four-character term, mostly seen in eulogies, expressing deep, sorrowful mourning; heavier in tone than 「弔意」.
• Antonym祝意しゅくいWrittenWritten/formal prose; congratulations, as in 「祝意を表す」; the opposite of the mourning conveyed by 「弔意」.
• Antonym慶意WrittenWritten/formal prose; a feeling of celebration, opposite to 「弔意」; rare — say 「祝意」 instead.

Use 「弔意」 for the feeling of condolence toward the deceased, as in 「弔意を表す」; 「哀悼の意」 is also common. For remembering the dead say 「追悼」, for comforting the bereaved say 「弔慰」, and for congratulations say 「祝意」.

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1. 死し者しゃ（故人こじん）に対たいし、悼み悲いたみかなしむ気持きもち。