Memory phrase for the character: 魂

魂

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Meaning

soul, spirit

Pronunciation

 KON
tama, tamashii

Explanation

 Left: fog/mist 云 (cf. cloud 雲), right: devil 鬼 (= death mask [mark ノ, field 田] with legs 儿 and nose ム)

Mnemonic
 
Like a fog, the devil comes into my soul.

Radicals

云 fog云 has the meaning "fog" only in Chinese. This original meaning is still visible in: cloud 雲. In Japanese it has the meaning to say/speak 云. For "fog" itself the character: 霧 (MU, kiri) is used.
鬼 devildevil 鬼 (from top: death mask [mark ノ, field 田], legs 儿, nose ム).
ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.
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 Vocabulary

魂 たましい  soul, spirit

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