- 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* * *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.* * *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.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.