弔う

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 弔う, read とむらう, is a verb for mourning someone who has died.
• Basic usage: It appears in contexts such as laying flowers or visiting a grave to honor the dead.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Whom one mourns
  • In the example, 友を弔う means honoring a friend who has died.
  • を marks the person being mourned.
• Inflection and purpose
  • The past form is 弔った.
  • 弔うため expresses the purpose of mourning or honoring the deceased.