漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
弔: condolences, mourning
Also: funeral
JLPT N14 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
弓 and 丨 carry the meaning
4 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
チョウchou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 弔問ちょうもんcondolence call
- 弔辞ちょうじmemorial address; words of condolence
- 弔意ちょういcondolence; sympathy; mourning
- 慶弔けいちょうcongratulations and condolences
- 弔電ちょうでんtelegram of condolence
とむらうtomurau · kun'yomi · on its own
- 弔うとむらうto mourn for; to grieve for
Also read とぶらう, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the curve of a great bow held steady by a master archer! This character represents the beauty of tension and the potential of energy waiting to be released.”
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Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified 吊 · traditional, as in Japanese · diào
Japan keeps the traditional form 弔; mainland China simplifies it to 吊.
- Simplified
- 吊 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 弔 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin diào most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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