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魂

soul
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingコン
Kun readingたましい、たま
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. soulRtK
    彼の魂は天国にいた。His soul was in heaven.tatoeba
    彼の魂に平和を！Peace to his ashes!tatoeba
  2. spirit
  1. mind
  2. willpower
  3. vitality

Synonyms

大和魂

Radicals and components

Radical鬼ghost
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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rising cloud · two (二) · elbow · wall · ghost · oni · drop (丶) · brains · rice field (田) · human legs (儿) · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2177

Compound words

魂胆こんたん
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
商魂しょうこん
commercial spirit
鎮魂ちんこん
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
言魂ことだま
mystical power inherent in words
魂柱こんちゅう
sound post (e.g. of a violin)
魂魄こんぱく
soul
人魂ひとだま
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person)
蜀魂ホトトギス
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
銷魂しょうこん
losing energy (e.g. because of sadness)
スポ魂スポこん
fighting spirit (in sport)
大和魂やまとだましい
the Japanese spirit
鎮魂曲ちんこんきょく
requiem
鎮魂帰神ちんこんきしん
return to the divine through spiritual quietude
鎮魂曲歌ちんこんきょくか
(sung) requiem
和魂洋才わこんようさい
Japanese spirit with Western learning
商魂逞しいしょうこんたくましい
aggressively business-minded
鎮魂ミサ曲ちんこんミサきょく
Requiem Mass

Kun Reading Examples

動物にも魂があると思いますか。たましい
Do you think animals have souls?tatoeba
人間の魂は空よりも大きく、大洋よりも深い。たましい
The soul of man is larger than the sky and deeper than the ocean.tatoeba

Additional Examples

肉体は滅びるが霊魂は不滅である。
A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.tatoeba
動物にも魂があると思いますか。
Do you think animals have souls?tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 魂

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step