ちょうもん
弔問
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
condolence call•visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
Example Sentences
喪服を着て弔問に行った。
I put on mourning clothes and went to pay my condolences.
近所の人たちが弔問に訪れた。
The neighbors came by to offer their condolences.
明日、恩師のお宅へ弔問に伺います。
Tomorrow I will visit my former teachers home to offer my condolences.
弔問客が次々[つぎつぎ]と訪れ、玄関は静かな雰囲気に包まれていた。
Condolence visitors arrived one after another, and the entryway was wrapped in a somber hush.