喪
喪·mourning, loss
- On-yomi
- ソウ
- Kun-yomi
- も
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喪失 | そうしつ | loss, forfeiture |
| 喪服 | もふく | mourning dress |
| 喪中 | もちゅう | in mourning |
| 喪 | も | mourning |
Example sentences
祖母の喪に服している。
そぼのもにふくしている。
We are in mourning for my grandmother.
記憶を喪失した患者が運ばれてきた。
きおくをそうしつしたかんじゃがはこばれてきた。
A patient who had lost his memory was brought in.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 喪服 as そうふく — the kun reading is used: もふく.
- Reading 喪中 as そうちゅう — it is もちゅう.
Memory aid
Picture it
Two crying mouths 口口 under a cross stroke, over a robe-like base — mourners weeping in mourning clothes.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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