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JLPT N1 · Noun

魂 (tamashii)

魂 (たましい, tamashii) is a Japanese noun meaning “soul; spirit”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
たましい
Romaji
tamashii
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. soul; spirit; mind · noun
  2. willpower; vitality · noun
  3. something as important as one's own life; something invaluable · noun
  4. inherent spirit of something; state of mind · suffix, noun · usu. as ～だましい

Example sentences

魂の吐息を感じ始めた。
I'm feeling the breath of life.
Tatoeba #170959

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 魂

魂
soul, spiritコン・たましい・たま · 14 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1579170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.