Memory phrase for the Kanji: 魂


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Meaning soul, spirit

Pronunciation

KON
tama, tamashii

Explanation

Left: fog/mist (cf. cloud ), right: devil (= death mask [mark , field ] with legs and nose )

Mnemonic


 
Like a fog, the devil comes into my soul.

Radicals

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

たましい  soul, spirit

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