Hi, I’m participating in the Read every day challenge. I recently bought Fruits Basket from Amazon Japan, and I’ve hit what is sure to be the first of many many questions. 今年の５月に女手一つで育ててくれた母を亡くし Specifically my question is about the し in 亡くし Is this the verb stem of 亡くす? Is the し linking somethin…

I think it is likely the verb stem of 亡くす, which in formal speech acts just like the て-form. So to your second question, it is probably linking to the next text bubble. If you write up the next text bubble or post a picture of the whole page it would be easier to confirm. EDIT: I just checked the p…

Meaning of し in this sentence

Japanese Language

modboy January 5, 2022, 4:59pm 5

Have you checked out the book club pages? I bet some of your questions are also answered there:

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