喪 Kanji – miss

Meaning and Readings

How is 喪 read?

喪 has the onyomi reading ソウ and the kunyomi reading も.

In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, mo.

Common Japanese Words Using 喪

These common Japanese words contain 喪. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 喪（も） — mourning
• 喪失（そうしつ） — loss, forfeit
• 喪主（もしゅ） — chief mourner
• 喪章（もしょう） — mourning band, mourning ribbon
• 喪服（もふく） — mourning clothes, mourning attire, mourning dress

Related Kanji

• 層
  stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
• 繰
  winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to
• 草
  grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
• 早
  early, fast
• 蔵
  storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
• 捜
  search, look for, locate