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魂 — 14 strokes / Radical「鬼」

道
3Junior high level / 14 strokes / Radical「鬼」
On
コンこん · kon
Kun
たましい・たまtamashii · tama
Meaning
soul; spirit

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

With 鬼 "spirit": the breath that leaves the body — a soul.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコンこんkon魂胆こんたん霊魂れいこん商魂しょうこん
Kunたましいtamashii魂たましい負けじ魂まけじたましい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 魂胆こんたん

    ulterior motive

  • 精魂せいこん

    one's whole soul

More words with this kanji

  • 霊魂れいこん
  • 魂魄こんぱく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

精魂(せいこん)をこめて仕上(しあ)げた。

I finished it putting my whole soul in.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

精魂魂胆魂精refine…胆gall…魅fascin…魔demon鬼ghost魁lead…魃the de…恨resent紺dark…墾cultiv…今now艮northe…
CompoundRadicalReading

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