JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 魂: "soul, spirit"
The kanji 魂 means "soul, spirit". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コン in on'yomi and たましい, たま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たましいたま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | soul, spirit |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1748 of 2,501 |
Common words with 魂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 魂soul; spirit; mind · willpower; vitality
- 魂胆ulterior motive; plot; scheme · complicated circumstances; intricacies
- 霊魂soul; spirit
- 魂消るto be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
- 人魂floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person) · meteor; shooting star
- 魂魄soul; spirit; ghost
- 鎮魂repose of a soul · ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
- 精魂soul; spirit
- 魂Yang energy; spirit
- 商魂commercial spirit
- 反魂reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead
- 鎮魂歌requiem
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