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弔問客
ちょうもんきゃく
1. [n]
▶ person who has come to offer condolences



History:
4. A 2023-03-17 22:06:10  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't see a need for the x-ref.
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1427750">弔問・ちょうもん</xref>
-<gloss>someone who has come to offer condolences</gloss>
+<gloss>person who has come to offer condolences</gloss>
3. A 2023-03-16 09:46:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5: a caller for condolence; a condolence caller; a person calling to express his sympathy; a condoler.
中辞典: a person calling to express his sympathy
  Comments:
Despite that waeijisho source, I don't think "mourner" is a good gloss.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>mourner who has come to pay their respects</gloss>
+<gloss>someone who has come to offer condolences</gloss>
2. A* 2023-03-16 08:37:33  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Removed "funeral service" and left the xref to provide additional details.

I think this has to be at the home of the deceased (or their family) (i.e. "calling on" ), and that a funeral home might not suffice.
  Diff:
@@ -14,2 +14 @@
-<gloss>mourner (at a funeral service)</gloss>
-<gloss>one who has come to pay their respects</gloss>
+<gloss>mourner who has come to pay their respects</gloss>
1. A* 2023-03-16 08:15:58  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.waeijisho.net/word.html?id=24690
a mourner
▼弔問客が~を始めた Mourners began
▽もう二人の弔問客が、彼女を教会から担ぎ出し始めた。Two
【用例】

▼弔問客として as a mourner
▽弔問客として参列する
【用例】

▼弔問客 は供花した Mourners laid flowers.
【用例】

▼多くの弔問客 many mourners
  Comments:
I also saw "condoler" somewhere.  I feel reasonably confident that "condolence caller" would not be a very good gloss in modern English, even if "condolence call" might be understood.

https://www.waeijisho.net/word.html?id=64900

This is quite a bit more common in Japanese than English (than "condoler" or "condolence caller", as a term)
弔問	57073	73.4%
弔問客	13692	17.6%
弔問者	2442	3.1%
弔問に訪れ	4549	5.9%
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,3 @@
-<gloss>condolence caller</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1427750">弔問・ちょうもん</xref>
+<gloss>mourner (at a funeral service)</gloss>
+<gloss>one who has come to pay their respects</gloss>

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