mourning · lose

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 喪 conveys mourning or loss; its on-reading is そう and its kun-reading is も.
• Basic usage: The word for mourning clothes is 喪服(もふく), and loss is 喪失(そうしつ).

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Mourning clothes and a wider sense of loss
  • 喪服 refers to clothing worn for mourning, as in taking it out of storage or caring for it.
  • 記録を喪失した means that someone lost records. 喪失 can apply to records or cultural property, so it is not limited to loss through someone's death.