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弔問 [news1,nf16]
ちょうもん [news1,nf16]
1. [n,vs,vt] [form]
▶ condolence call
▶ visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2023-03-16 09:35:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5: a call of condolence(s); a condolatory call.
中辞典: make a call on a person to express one's condolence [sympathy]
  Comments:
"bereaved" ≠ "deceased". Trimming. We'd usually lead with the more succinct gloss.
"Call" is quite general. I think the usage is fine.
  Diff:
@@ -19 +18,0 @@
-<gloss>visiting the home of the bereaved's family to offer condolences and pay respects</gloss>
@@ -20,0 +20 @@
+<gloss>visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences</gloss>
2. A* 2023-03-16 08:35:22  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.waeijisho.net/word.html?id=64900
弔問する (弔問に訪れる)
表記:弔問する (弔問に訪れる)
make a condolence call;pay one's respect 
▼~の家族を弔問する make a condolence call to the family ...; pay one's respect to one's family

https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/弔問
弔問する
make a call to express one's condolence [sympathy]

弔問を受ける
receive callers for condolence.

弔問者[客]
a person calling to express his sympathy.
  Comments:
Some otherwise very good online English glosses seem to play a bit loose with the English word "call" I think.  Too many people (myself included) will default to "phone call".

sankoku says: 
文 お悔やみのために、死んだ人の家を訪ねること

Not sure if it must definitively be the home of the person who passed, or perhaps the home of some loved one where a service is held... 

Since "家族を弔問" is a thing, it must be more broad... Critically, the direct object is the survivor(s), not the deceased...
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18,2 @@
+<misc>&form;</misc>
+<gloss>visiting the home of the bereaved's family to offer condolences and pay respects</gloss>
1. A 2021-11-18 01:14:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Meikyo vt and vi additions to n,vs entries
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>

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