魂 – soul, spirit

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The kanji 魂 means soul, spirit. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コン (kon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たましい、たま (tamashii, tama). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 鬼 (no. 194).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コン	kon
Kun’yomi	たましい	tamashii
Kun’yomi	たま	tama

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 鬼 (Kangxi radical 194). Components: 鬼・田・二・儿・匕・厶.

Words using 魂

魂たましいsoul

Example sentences

魂の吐息を感じ始めた。

I'm feeling the breath of life.

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Kanji with the same radical

魅魔鬼

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