魂たま
Meanings
Noun
1. soul; spirit; mind
2. willpower; vitality
3. something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
4. inherent spirit of something; state of mind
usu. as ~だましい
Kanji used
soul
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
spirit of a deceased person
wild spirit (one of the aspects of the soul of a kami)
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
spirit of a deceased person
calling a dead soul back from the afterlife
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
sending off the spirits of one's ancestors on the last day of the Bon Festival (by lighting small fires)
departed soul; spirit
welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors on the first day of the Bon Festival (by lighting small fires)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country
Examples (7 in total)
The pen is the tongue of the soul.
A person's soul is immortal.
Do you think animals have souls?