喪服

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 喪服(もふく) means clothes worn for a funeral or mourning.
• Basic usage: It is used when preparing mourning clothes or caring for and storing them.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Formalwear and mourning clothes
  • 礼服(れいふく) broadly refers to clothing for formal occasions.
  • 喪服 specifically refers to clothing for mourning.
• Reading
  • In this word, 喪 is read も, giving the whole-word reading もふく.