# 魂 — soul

魂 means “soul”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: コン (kon). Kun'yomi: たましい (tamashii), たま (tama). You'll see it in words such as 魂 (tamashii, “soul; spirit”).

- Meaning: soul
- On'yomi: コン (kon)
- Kun'yomi: たましい (tamashii), たま (tama)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 4

## How to remember 魂

Parts: 云 cloud · 鬼 ogre

## Words with 魂

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 魂 | たましい (tamashii) | soul; spirit |

## Don't confuse it with

[塊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lump/) · [醜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ugly/) · [魅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fascination/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 4” set

[魂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soul/) · [碑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monument/) · [墳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ancient-tomb/) · [弔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/condolences/) · [尼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nun/) · [忌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abhor/) · [禅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zen/) · [妖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bewitching/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soul/. Last updated 2026-11-01.