The Japanese kanji for soul: 魂

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The kanji for soul: 魂

Cloud (云) and spirit (鬼): the soul that drifts.

魂
Meaning
soul
Kun reading
tamashii (Japanese)
On reading
KON (from Chinese)
Strokes
14
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書き順Stroke order

魂 is written in 14 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.

    Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

    使い方In everyday Japanese

    Word Reading Meaning
    闘魂 tōkon fighting spirit
    霊魂 reikon the soul, the spirit

    敬意Wearing it

    Soul, spirit. Used a lot in sport for giving everything. Strong and fine to wear.

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