noun

  1. funeral service of a Japanese emperor. Abbreviation.
  2. Imperial mourning. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
大喪 たいそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
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