The kanji 悼 generally conveys the meaning of grief, sorrow, or mourning. It expresses the feeling of sadness and empathy for a loss, often associated with the death of someone. It can also imply to lament or feel regret.

・On-yomi (音読み): ・トウ (tou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・いた（む） (ita(mu)) - to mourn, to lament ・かな（しむ） (kana(shimu)) - to grieve, to be sad

⚫︎哀悼の意を表する Translation: To express condolences/sympathy. ⚫︎追悼 Translation: Memorial service; in memoriam. ⚫︎悼む Translation: To mourn; to lament.

The kanji 悼 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The semantic component is 忄 (りっしんべん, risshinben), which is a radical meaning "heart" or "emotion." The phonetic component is 卓 (taku), which suggests "outstanding" or "excellent". Originally, it depicted the feeling of lamenting something excellent.