喪も

も

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

mourning; bereavement

Refers to the state of mourning a death, or the period of mourning. Often used in compounds like 喪中 (period of mourning) or 喪服 (mourning dress).

彼かれは喪もに服ふくしている。
He is in mourning.
喪も中ちゅうなので新しん年ねんの挨あい拶さつは控ひかえます。
Because I am in mourning, I will refrain from New Year's greetings.

noun

calamity; misfortune

archaic

Only with reading も

Archaic noun meaning calamity or misfortune, restricted to the reading も. Not used in modern Japanese outside of historical or literary contexts.

古こ語ごでは「喪も」を災わざわいの意い味みで用もちいることがある。
In classical language, 喪 can be used to mean calamity.

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Usage patterns

喪もが明あけるfor the period of mourning to end
一いち年ねん間かんの喪もが明あけた。
The year-long period of mourning has come to an end.
喪もを出だす(of a household) to have a death in the family and be in mourning
隣となりの家いえは先せん月げつ喪もを出だした。
The house next door had a death in the family last month.

Expressions

喪もに服ふくすgo into mourning; observe mourning
喪もに服ふくするgo into mourning; observe mourning

Kanji

喪miss, mourning

Related words

忌き中ちゅう sense 1
忌中 is the strict, ritually defined mourning period right after a death, while 喪 is the broader, more general term for mourning.
弔ちょう事じ sense 1
弔事 refers to a funeral-related event or occasion, whereas 喪 refers to the ongoing state or period of mourning itself.
葬そう式しきN3sense 1
葬式 is the funeral ceremony itself, while 喪 is the broader period or condition of mourning that follows it.
忌き
忌 and 喪 both mean the period of mourning after a death, but 喪 is the more common everyday word (as in 喪中, 喪服) while 忌 sounds more formal or religious and is also used as a suffix for death anniversaries (一周忌).

Opposites

慶けい事じ sense 1
慶事 is a happy, celebratory occasion, the traditional opposite of 喪, the state of mourning.

Don't confuse with

藻も
藻 (seaweed/algae) is pronounced identically to 喪 (mourning) but has a completely unrelated meaning, so context alone distinguishes them.

Word family· 8

喪も服ふく
mourning clothes; mourning attire
喪も中ちゅう
in mourning
喪も主しゅ
chief mourner
喪も女じょ
unpopular woman; woman unattractive to men
喪も男おとこ
unpopular man; man who isn't well-liked by women

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喪も章しょう
mourning band; mourning ribbon
服ふく喪も
going into mourning; observing mourning
付つく喪も神がみ
artifact spirit; tsukumogami

Written forms

喪Usage<1%
- も
  Standard kanji spelling for mourning and bereavement contexts.
- そう
そうUsage100%

Etymology

The kanji 喪 originally depicted a person mourning with a mulberry tree, symbolizing loss. The reading も is the native Japanese term for mourning, while そう is the Sino-Japanese reading used in compounds.