mourn

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 悼 has 11 strokes, the on-reading とう, and the kun-reading いたむ. 悼む (いたむ) means to mourn someone who has died.
• Basic usage: 悼む describes mourning and remembering the deceased; 哀悼 (あいとう) names a feeling of mourning.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Mourning someone and conveying condolences
  • 亡き演出家を悼んだ means mourned the late director. 静かに犠牲者を悼む describes quietly mourning the victims.
  • 哀悼の意を表した means expressed condolences. 哀悼の言葉を寄せた means that people sent words of condolence after hearing news of a death.