Japanese symbol for “condolences”
お悔やみ
おくやみ
Romaji: okuyami
condolences
In Japanese, condolences is お悔やみ, read おくやみ (okuyami).
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Meanings
- n condolences
Written forms: お悔やみ、お悔み、御悔やみ、御悔み. Readings: おくやみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “condolences”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悔やみ | くやみ kuyami | condolence; condolences |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 後悔 | こうかい koukai | regret; repentance; remorse |
| 悔しい | くやしい kuyashii | frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined |
| 悔い | くい kui | regret; repentance |
| 悔やむ | くやむ kuyamu | to mourn; to lament |
| 懺悔 | ざんげ zange | repentance; confession; penitence |
| 悔し泣き | くやしなき kuyashinaki | crying from vexation; tears of regret |
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