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[とむら()·]
tomurau
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[とぶら()·]
toburau
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English Meaning(s) for 弔う

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)
  2. to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

Definition and Synonyms for 弔う

Mourn feel sadness
Synonyms: 嘆く, 嘆じる, 嘆ずる, 弔う, 悔やむ, 悲しむ, 悲しがる, 悲嘆, 悼む, 愁傷
Grieve feel grief
Synonyms: 弔う, 泣く
Condole express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
Synonyms: 弔う
Funeral a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
Synonyms: 告別式, 弔い, 弔う, 神葬, , 葬り, 葬る, 葬儀, 葬儀式, 葬式, 葬礼, 葬送, 追悼式, 送り, 送る
Sorrow an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
Synonyms: 哀悼, 哀悼痛惜, 哀惜, 弔い, 弔う, 弔意
Bereavement state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
Synonyms: , 喪中, 弔い, 弔う, 弔事, 弔意, , 忌み, 忌中, 忌服, 死別, 永訣, 追弔, 追悼

Meanings for each kanji in 弔う

» condolences; mourning; funeral

Categories 弔う is a member of

Suffer experience (emotional) pain
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Grieve feel grief
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Sympathize to feel or express sympathy or compassion
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Observance a formal event performed on a special occasion
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Unhappiness emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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Sorrowfulness the state of being sad
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 弔う

Conjugations for 弔う

masu stem
[とむら()·]
tomurai
Negative stem
[とむら()·]
tomurawa
te-form
[とむら()··]
tomuratte
Negative te-form
[とむら()····]
tomurawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()·]
tomurau
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurawanai
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()··]
tomuratta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawanakatta
Presumptive Form
[とむら()··]
tomuraou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomuraimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()····]
tomuraimasen
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()····]
tomuraimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·······]
tomuraimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[とむら()·····]
tomuraimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomuraitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomuraitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomuraitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·······]
tomuraitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[とむら()··]
tomuraita
te-form
[とむら()····]
tomuraitakute
Negative te-form
[とむら()······]
tomuraitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[とむら()···]
tomuraitaku
Provisional Form
[とむら()·····]
tomuraitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[とむら()·······]
tomuraitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[とむら()······]
tomuraitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[とむら()········]
tomuraitakunakattara
Objective Form
[とむら()···]
tomuraitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()·]
tomurae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()····]
tomurainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()··]
tomuraeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[とむら()····]
tomurawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()······]
tomurawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()··]
tomuraeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()···]
tomuraenai
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()··]
tomuraeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomuraenakatta
masu-stem
[とむら()·]
tomurae
te-form
[とむら()··]
tomuraete
Negative te-form
[とむら()····]
tomuraenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomuraemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()····]
tomuraemasen
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()····]
tomuraemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·······]
tomuraemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()····]
tomurawarenai
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()······]
tomurawarenakatta
masu stem
[とむら()··]
tomuraware
te-form
[とむら()···]
tomurawarete
Negative te-form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()····]
tomurawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()········]
tomurawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()····]
tomurawasenai
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()······]
tomurawasenakatta
masu stem
[とむら()··]
tomurawase
te-form
[とむら()···]
tomurawasete
Negative te-form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()····]
tomurawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()········]
tomurawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()····]
tomurawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()····]
tomurawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·······]
tomurawasarenakatta
masu stem
[とむら()···]
tomurawasare
te-form
[とむら()····]
tomurawasarete
Negative te-form
[とむら()······]
tomurawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とむら()·····]
tomurawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()······]
tomurawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[とむら()······]
tomurawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()·········]
tomurawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[とむら()··]
tomurawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()··]
tomurawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()··]
tomurawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とむら()···]
tomurawazaru

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