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魂 means 'soul'
Common readings
On
コン
Additional readings
Kun たま
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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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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
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. ulterior motive; plot; schemenoun
2. complicated circumstances; intricacies(click the word for examples and links)
コン
(read as ごん)
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noun
reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead(click the word for examples and links)
たま
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たましい
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noun
soul; spirit(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 4 forms, examples and links)
たま
(read as だま)
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noun
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 5 forms, examples and links)
たましい
(read as だましい)
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An additional 4 less common words include 魂 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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