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Zach

ご愁傷様

ご愁傷さま、 御愁傷様

Reading

Kana: ごしゅうしょうさま
Romaji: goshūshōsama
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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my condolences

See also: ご愁傷様でございます

Kanji

Readings: シュウ、 うれ.える、 うれ.い
Meanings: distress, grieve, lament, be anxious
Readings: ショウ、 きず、 いた.む、 いた.める
Meanings: wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern

Example Sentence

「このたびはご愁傷(しゅうしょう)さまでございます。」とひとことお(くや)みの挨拶(あいさつ)をします。
➥Use a brief expression of condolence, such as: "On this sad occasion we grieve with you".
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