The kanji 弔: meaning, readings and stroke order

弔

Meaning: mourn, condolence
On reading: チョウ chou
Kun reading: とむら（う） tomurau
Strokes: 4
Radical: 弓 bow
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: viếng, chia buồn (điếu)
Japanese: しんだひとをとむらう。おくやみ。
Korean: 조문하다, 애도하다 (조)
Chinese: 吊唁、哀悼 (吊)

Readings, words and example sentences

チョウ chou · on reading · less common

弔ちょう電でん
telegram of condolence
弔ちょう電でんを送ります。
They send a telegram of condolence.

とむら（う） tomurau · kun reading · less common

弔とむらう
to mourn, to hold a service for the dead
しずかに 弔とむらいます。
They mourn quietly.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.