Kanji
魂
kanji character
soul
spirit
魂 kanji-魂 soul, spirit
魂
Meaning
soul and spirit
Readings
Kun'yomi
- しせる たましい Dead Souls (novel by Gogol)
- たましい ふしせつ (theory of) the immortality of the soul
- たましい をいれかえる to turn over a new leaf
- み たま spirit of a deceased person
- たま や mausoleum
- たま まつり ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
On'yomi
- ちん こん repose of a soul
- ちゅう こん loyalty
- こん たん ulterior motive
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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魂 Yang energy, spirit -
鎮 魂 repose of a soul, ceremony for the repose of a departed soul -
忠 魂 loyalty, the loyal dead -
魂 胆 ulterior motive, plot, scheme... -
商 魂 commercial spirit - み
魂 spirit of a deceased person, the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit -
霊 魂 soul, spirit -
入 魂 putting one's heart and soul (into), giving one's all, breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue)... -
精 魂 soul, spirit -
御 魂 spirit of a deceased person, the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit -
魂 柱 sound post (e.g. of a violin) -
魂 魄 soul, spirit, ghost -
魂 屋 mausoleum, (temporary) resting place of a corpse -
魂 祭 ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival) - スポ
魂 fighting spirit (in sport), tenacity -
言 魂 mystical power inherent in words, spirit of language -
人 魂 floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person), meteor, shooting star -
蜀 魂 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) -
亡 魂 departed soul, spirit -
幽 魂 spirits of the dead -
魂 送 りsending off the spirits of the dead -
魂 消 るto be astonished, to be startled, to be appalled -
心 魂 heart and soul, one's heart, one's soul -
神 魂 heart and soul, one's heart, one's soul -
闘 魂 fighting spirit -
斗 魂 fighting spirit -
面 魂 fierce or defiant look, determined expression, plucky countenance -
船 魂 guardian deity of a ship -
招 魂 invocation of the spirits of the dead -
英 魂 departed spirit