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弔
condolences
Meanings
condolences RTKCondolence
Community Mnemonic
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Perhaps a pictograph of a soldier's weapons--his sword and bow-placed ceremonially over his body before burial, while people offer their condolences.
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Radical Components
On'yomi
ちょう
Kun'yomi
とぶらとむら