とむらう

[弔う] hold a funeral

*grieve

|自|〔…を〕弔う〔for〕.

¶彼の死を弔って鐘を鳴らす

toll a bell at his death.

弔う
to mourn for
to hold a memorial service for
to condole

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とむらう【弔う】

hold a funeral

*grieve

|自|〔…を〕弔う〔for〕.

¶彼の死を弔って鐘を鳴らす

toll a bell at his death.

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とむらう【弔う】

1 〔弔意を表する〕 mourn 《for the dead, over sb's death》; condole 《with the bereaved family》 on sb's death.

2 〔供養する〕 hold [perform] a (Buddhist) memorial service 《for…》.

●菩提(_ぼだい)を弔う hold a mass [religious service] for the repose of sb's soul

・死者を弔う, 後を弔う perform a memorial service for the dead

・丁重に[手厚く]弔う perform a memorial service with great solemnity.