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funeral address; eulogy; memorial speech
A formal speech delivered at a funeral or memorial service to honor and remember the deceased. In Japanese custom, the speaker typically addresses the deceased directly.
弔辞を読む。
To read a eulogy.
友人代表として弔辞を述べた。
I delivered a eulogy as the representative of the friends.
心のこもった弔辞に参列者の多くが涙を流した。
Many of the attendees shed tears at the heartfelt eulogy.
A formal speech delivered at a funeral or memorial service to honor and remember the deceased. In Japanese funerals, the 弔辞 is typically read from a prepared text written on special paper (奉書紙), and the speaker usually addresses the deceased directly.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 弔辞を読む: to read a eulogy
- 弔辞を述べる: to deliver a eulogy
- 弔辞を依頼する: to be asked to give a eulogy
- 心のこもった弔辞: a heartfelt eulogy
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 追悼の言葉: words of condolence/remembrance — a less formal way to describe memorial remarks
- 弔電: condolence telegram — a written message of sympathy sent to a funeral
- 祝辞: congratulatory speech — the opposite occasion; a speech at a celebration