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魂 means 'soul'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1380   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-20    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 14 words   Used in 71 words   Used in 20 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コン
Kun
   たましい soul, spirit
Additional readings
Kun    たま
Notes
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As you can see from terms such as 大和魂 (the Japanese spirit), 言霊 (the soul of language), and 士魂商才 (having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense), matters of the soul and spirit are important in Japan. Learn to talk about putting your heart and soul into something, plus kanji as the soul of Japan. Also find out how to welcome back dead spirits on o-Bon.
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 魂 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 魂 is used 67 times, read 3 ways (with 3 variations).
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コン : 38 words FIND ALL
こ ん た ん 1 こ ん た ん 0 こ ん た ん 3
1. ulterior motive; plot; scheme
noun
2. complicated circumstances; intricacies
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コン (read as ごん) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead
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たま : 14 words FIND ALL
noun
spirit who possesses a wondrous power
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たましい : 5 words FIND ALL
た ま し い 1
noun
soul; spirit
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たま (read as だま) : 5 words FIND ALL
き も だ ま 4 き も だ ま 5
noun
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
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たましい (read as だましい) : 2 words FIND ALL
ま け じ だ ま し い 4
noun
unyielding spirit; indomitable spirit
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An additional 4 less common words include 魂 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1280  Joy o' Kanji : 1280  Key to Kanji: - 

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魂
コン   たましい soul, spirit   
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鬼
キ   おに ogre   
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甶
stony rice field
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丶
dot   
田
デン   た rice field   
厶
ム   private
儿
legs
云
ウン    say   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
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