Japanese symbol for “mourners”
会葬者
かいそうしゃ
Romaji: kaisousha
attendants at a funeral; mourners
In Japanese, mourners is 会葬者, read かいそうしゃ (kaisousha).
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Meanings
- n attendants at a funeral; mourners
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance; opportunity; occasion |
| 会場 | かいじょう kaijou | assembly hall; meeting place; venue |
| 葬式 | そうしき soushiki | funeral |
| 葬儀 | そうぎ sougi | funeral; funeral service |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.