WORD DETAIL
慶弔
けいちょう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
慶弔, readけいちょう, collectively refers to occasions for congratulations and condolences. - Basic usage: In
会社の慶弔休暇に関する規定を確認した。, the speaker checks company rules on leave for celebratory and condolence occasions.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Celebration and condolence
慶concerns celebrating happy occasions, while弔concerns mourning a death.慶弔groups the two categories, though practical arrangements differ by purpose, as in the envelope example.

