悼(いた)む

いたむ
godan verb
to mourn, to grieve for
1. to mourn, to grieve for, to lament someone's death
To feel and express sorrow over someone's death. Used specifically for mourning the deceased, not for general sadness.
友(とも)の死(し)を悼(いた)む。
To mourn the death of a friend.
多(おお)くの人(ひと)が故人(こじん)を悼(いた)んだ。
Many people mourned the deceased.
犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)を悼(いた)み、会場(かいじょう)では一分間(いっぷんかん)の黙祷(もくとう)が捧(ささ)げられた。
A one-minute moment of silence was observed to mourn the victims.

悼(いた)む is used specifically for mourning the dead. It is more formal and literary than 悲(かな)しむ.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Pattern: [person/death]を悼(いた)む

CONJUGATION:

Godan verb (五段動詞(ごだんどうし)), む-ending.

  • Negative: 悼(いた)まない
  • Te-form: 悼(いた)んで
  • Past: 悼(いた)んだ

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 死(し)を悼(いた)む: to mourn someone's death
  • 故人(こじん)を悼(いた)む: to mourn the deceased
  • 犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)を悼(いた)む: to mourn victims
  • 哀悼(あいとう)の意(い)を表(あらわ)す: to express condolences (related formal expression)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 悼(いた)む: to mourn (specifically for the dead, formal)
  • 悲(かな)しむ: to feel sad, to grieve (broader, any sadness)
  • 嘆(なげ)く: to lament, to grieve (includes expression of regret)

NOTE:
Do not confuse with the homophones 痛(いた)む (to hurt, to ache) or 傷(いた)む (to be damaged).

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Added 2026.2.22 13:33
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