The kanji 魂: meaning, readings and stroke order

魂

Meaning: soul, spirit
On reading: コン kon
Kun reading: たましい tamashii
Strokes: 14
Radical: 鬼 ghost, demon
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: linh hồn, tinh thần (hồn)
Japanese: たましい。こころ。
Korean: 넋, 혼 (혼)
Chinese: 灵魂、精神

Readings, words and example sentences

コン kon · on reading · less common

商しょう魂こん
business spirit, drive to sell
商しょう魂こんのたくましい店です。
This shop is very good at making sales.

たましい tamashii · kun reading

魂たましい
soul, spirit
作品に 魂たましいをこめます。
I put my heart and soul into my work.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.