Meaning

Primary

To Mourn For

Alternatives

To Hold A Memorial Service For, To Condole

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means condolence, so the verb version is to mourn for or to condole.

Reading

とむらう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You haven't learned this reading yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You seem to mourn for things you really care about. Well then you would mourn for your toe mural (とむら). You had a mural made for your favorite toe so if anything were to happen to it, you would want to mourn for it.

Context

Context Sentences

ここには、殉職者の魂を弔う石碑が建てられています。

We’re building a stone memorial for the souls of soldiers who died in battle.

Kanji Composition