mourn

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 弔 has 4 strokes, the on-reading ちょう, and the kun-reading とむらう. Its sense of mourning appears in 弔問 (ちょうもん) and 弔辞 (ちょうじ).
• Basic usage: 弔問 means a visit to offer condolences to the bereaved; 弔辞 means a funeral address or eulogy honoring the deceased.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A condolence visit and a eulogy
  • 弔問に訪れ describes visiting to pay one's respects. The example concerns a visit to a former teacher's home to offer condolences to the family.
  • 弔辞を読んだ means read a eulogy. 弔辞 is the address read by a friend of the deceased at the funeral in the example.