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 魂胆, 魂, 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 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 79 entries that include this kanji.

魂胆

こんたん

complicated circumstances

魂

こん

Yang energy

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

魂魄

こんぱく

soul

鎮魂

たましずめ

ceremony for the repose of a departed 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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