Kanji

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
  • たま spirit of a deceased person
  • たま 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

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