The kanji 悼 primarily conveys the meaning of grief, mourning, sorrow, and to lament the loss of someone or something. It signifies a deep feeling of sadness and regret, often associated with the death of a person.

・On-yomi (音読み): トウ (tou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 悼む (itamu)

⚫︎ 追悼 Translation: Remembrance; Memorial; To mourn the deceased. ⚫︎ 哀悼の意を表する Translation: To express one's condolences; To offer one's sympathies. ⚫︎ 悼む言葉 Translation: Words of condolence; words of mourning.

The kanji 悼 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It is composed of two parts: the "heart" radical (忄 or ⺗, kokoro) on the left, which indicates emotion, and the phonetic component 卓 (taku) on the right, which contributes to the sound and suggests a sense of eminence or standing. The combination of these components conveys the idea of a heart (feeling) of mourning or sorrow.