弔問

ちょうもん
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A condolence visit — going to the bereaved family or a funeral to express sympathy.

NounIrregular VerbTransitive VerbFormal or Literary Term

Examples

先週、親戚の家へ弔問に行った。

Last week I went to a relative's house to offer my condolences.

葬儀には出られないので、後日弔問に伺います。

I can't attend the funeral, so I will call to offer my condolences later.

弔問客が次々と訪れ、線香の煙が立ち上った。

Mourners came one after another to pay their respects, and the smoke from the incense rose.