喪失(そうしつ)

loss

喪服(もふく)

mourning clothes

喪中(もちゅう)

in mourning

喪主(もしゅ)

chief mourner

喪(も)に服(ふく)す

to mourn

喪明(もあ)け

end of mourning

喪中(もちゅう)はがき

mourning postcard

喪中見舞(もちゅうみま)い

condolence greeting during mourning

葬式(そうしき)で、父(ちち)は喪服(もふく)を着(き)ていた。

At the funeral, my father was wearing mourning clothes.

喪中(もちゅう)はがきが届(とど)いたので、年賀状(ねんがじょう)を出(だ)しません。

I will not send a New Year's card because I received a mourning notice.