Word Meaning 亡魂

ぼうこん boukon

亡魂 is read as ぼうこん (boukon) and means departed soul.

Meaning

English

  1. departed soul
  2. spirit

Reading

Kana

ぼうこん

Romaji

boukon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 136676 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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亡き魂

なきたま

departed soul

亡霊

ぼうれい

departed spirit

亡骸

なきがら

remains

たま

soul

たましい

soul

鎮魂

ちんこん

ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

商魂

しょうこん

commercial spirit

忠魂

ちゅうこん

loyalty

入魂

にゅうこん

breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue)

霊魂

れいこん

soul

精魂

せいこん

soul

一球入魂

いっきゅうにゅうこん

putting one's heart and soul into each pitch