服喪

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 服喪 is read as ふくも and means mourning or period of mourning.
• Basic usage: It can describe a court entering mourning or historical customs observed during a mourning period.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Entering a period of mourning
  • 服喪: After the king's death, the court entered a period of mourning. Example: 王の死後、宮廷は一定期間の服喪に入った。
• Recording old mourning customs
  • 服喪: The document describes old mourning customs in detail. Example: 資料には昔の服喪の習慣が詳しく記されている。