も
喪
ちゅう
中
けつ
欠
れい
礼

expression

  1. refraining from offering the (New Year's) greetings during the period of mourning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
も
喪
ちゅう
中
けつ
欠
れい
礼
 喪中欠礼 もちゅうけつれい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

miss, mourning
ソウ　も (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
accuse, argue, dispute
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
salute, bow, ceremony
レイ　ライ　れ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, N1)