弔 辞(ちょうじ)

ちょうじ

noun

funeral address; eulogy; memorial speech

1. 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(ちょうじ)を読(よ)む。

To read a eulogy.

友人(ゆうじん)代表(だいひょう)として弔辞(ちょうじ)を述(の)べた。

I delivered a eulogy as the representative of the friends.

心(こころ)のこもった弔辞(ちょうじ)に参列者(さんれつしゃ)の多(おお)くが涙(なみだ)を流(なが)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(ちょうじ) is typically read from a prepared text written on special paper (奉書紙(ほうしょがみ)), and the speaker usually addresses the deceased directly.

Common collocations

弔辞(ちょうじ)を読(よ)む: to read a eulogy
弔辞(ちょうじ)を述(の)べる: to deliver a eulogy
弔辞(ちょうじ)を依頼(いらい)する: to be asked to give a eulogy
心(こころ)のこもった弔辞(ちょうじ): a heartfelt eulogy

Similar words

追悼(ついとう)の言葉(ことば): words of condolence/remembrance — a less formal way to describe memorial remarks
弔電(ちょうでん): condolence telegram — a written message of sympathy sent to a funeral
祝辞(しゅくじ): congratulatory speech — the opposite occasion; a speech at a celebration

Related Words

Antonym: 祝辞(しゅくじ) (congratulatory speech)

Compare: 弔電(ちょうでん) (condolence telegram)

Related: 弔(とむら)う (to mourn)

Compare: 弔意(ちょうい) (condolence)

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Added 2026.4.6 23:30 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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