This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソウ、も
Romaji: sou, mo
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

miss, mourning

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  885
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-9-3
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  sang4
Unicode:  55aa
JIS:  4153

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2825
Nelson Index: 117
New Nelson Index: 853
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b9.20
Four Corner Index: 4073.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1522
Gakken Index: 1614
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3985
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1098
Remembering the kanji Index: 1926
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1141
Kodansha Compact Index: 332
Kanji in Context Index: 1807
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1807
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2459
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1945
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2076
Essential Kanji Index: 1572
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3504
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1465
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1510

Words

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mourning
喪服 (もふく)
mourning dress
意気阻喪 (いきそそう)
depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve
葬具 (そうぐ)
funeral accessories; funeral items; funeral paraphernalia
喪中 (もちゅう)
mourning
喪失 (そうしつ)
loss; forfeit
失う (うしなう)
to lose; to part with
大喪 (たいそう)
Imperial mourning
喪中欠礼 (もちゅうけつれい)
refraining from offering the (New Year's) greetings during the period of mourning
喪神 (そうしん)
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; abstraction; being stunned
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