mourning clothes; mourning attire
Clothing worn to express grief at a funeral or during a mourning period. In Japan, typically black formal wear.
葬式には喪服を着て行きます。
I will go to the funeral wearing mourning clothes.
She wore mourning clothes and attended the funeral.
She was wearing black mourning attire.
I changed into mourning clothes before the ceremony.
喪服 specifically means mourning attire, whereas 黒服 is a more casual term for any black outfit, often implying funeral wear by context.
喪服 refers specifically to mourning attire worn at funerals, whereas 礼服 is the broader term covering any formal dress, including weddings and ceremonies.
喪服 is the black mourning clothing worn to a funeral, while 喪章 is just the small black ribbon or armband attached to clothing to signal mourning.
For garments counted as outfits — suits, coats, dresses; thin tops are more often 枚.
「領」 is a somewhat formal counter used for kimono or full sets of clothing, including mourning attire (喪服).
Compound of 喪 (mo, 'mourning') and 服 (fuku, 'clothes').