What does kanji 魂 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 魂 is soul.

How is kanji 魂 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 魂 are たましい, たま; the onyomi readings are コン.

What is the main radical of kanji 魂?

The main radical for kanji 魂 is 鬼.

What words use kanji 魂?

Example words that use kanji 魂 include 魂, 魂胆, 魂を入れ替える, 魂迎え鳥.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

魂

Meaning

Kanji 魂

soul

soul, spirit

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たましいたま
Onyomi 音読み: コン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1748
Strokes: 14
Radical: 鬼
Components: 二 • 儿 • 匕 • 厶 • 田 • 鬼
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 雲 • 転 • 䢵 • 云 • 会 • 伝 • 芸

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 86 entries that include this kanji.

魂

たましい

soul

魂胆

こんたん

complicated circumstances

魂を入れ替える

たましいをいれかえる

to turn over a new leaf

魂迎え鳥

たまむかえどり

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

魂呼ばい

たまよばい

calling a dead soul back from the afterlife

魂祭

たままつり

ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)

魂讃め星

たまほめぼし

"day of the ghost"

魂緒の星

たまおのほし

"day of the ghost"

魂消る

たまぎる

to be astonished

魂送り

たまおくり

sending off the spirits of the dead

魂柱

こんちゅう

sound post (e.g. of a violin)

魂不死説

たましいふしせつ

(theory of) the immortality of the soul

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その話は彼の魂を揺さぶった。

That story shook his soul.

彼は魂をこめて歌った。

He sang with all his soul.

その絵には作者の魂が宿っている。

That painting carries the artist's soul.

彼女は強い魂の持ち主だ。

She has a strong spirit.

チームの魂はまだ失われていない。

The team's spirit has not been lost yet.

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