弔慰

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 弔慰（ちょうい） means expressing condolences after a death and offering comfort to the bereaved.
• Basic usage: It is used with words or letters addressed to the bereaved, as in 遺族に弔慰の言葉を伝えた and 弔慰の手紙を送った.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The recipient and occasion
  • 慰め can broadly describe comfort in various kinds of sadness or difficulty. 弔慰 narrows the situation to comforting those who have lost someone.
• A formal expression
  • 弔慰 suits formal contexts, such as the representative's statement or condolence letter in the examples.