喪

miss

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingソウ

Kun readingも

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

missRtK
彼は記憶喪失で悩んでいる。He is suffering from loss of memory.tatoeba
彼の記憶喪失は物理的な記憶障害というよりは心理的な障害である。His loss of memory is a psychological problem rather than a physical one.tatoeba
mourning

calamity
misfortune

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth 囗variant

Components

How it's built

喪

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mouth (口) · hairpin · safety-pin

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2076

Compound words

喪失そうしつ

喪主もしゅ

喪章もしょう

mourning band; mourning ribbon

喪服もふく

mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress

阻喪そそう

喪ううしなう

喪家そうか

喪祭そうさい

funerals and festivals

喪心そうしん

absent-mindedness

喪神そうしん

absent-mindedness

沮喪そそう

意気阻喪いきそそう

depressed in spirits

意気沮喪いきそそう

depressed in spirits

喪失するそうしつする

Additional Examples

水不足は森林の喪失によって起こる。

Water shortage is caused by the loss of forests.tatoeba

最近は何をやっても旨く行かないから、自信喪失だよ。

Nothing I do lately seems to turn out right. I'm losing confidence in myself.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 喪

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step