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Meanings
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mourning band; mourning ribbon
A black ribbon or armband worn to express mourning, often at funerals or memorial events.
At the funeral, attendees wore mourning bands on their arms.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が喪章をつけるfor someone to wear a mourning band
He attended the funeral wearing a mourning band.
- 喪章を腕に巻くto wrap a mourning band around one's arm
The attendees had mourning bands wrapped around their arms.