14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

soul, spirit

Kun'yomi
  • soul
  • soul
On'yomi
  • Yang energy

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たましい 94.5%
コン 4.6%
たま 0.9%

Character Breakdown

soul, spirit
たましい コン たま (8th, N1)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
ghost, devil
おに キ (7th, N1)
head or face of a ghost, spirit, or demon
フツ フチ ヒ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ulterior motive ②complicated circumstances
tenacity of weeds ②die hard spirit
fierce or defiant look
(theory of) the immortality of the soul
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References

Unicode hex code 9B42
JIS X 0208 1-26-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5278
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6835
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1063
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1346
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 729
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 975
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2021
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2177
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1655
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2488
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1584
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 45787
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1280
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1525
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1626
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1917
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1746
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1754
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1927
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2040
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f9.2
Four corner code 1671.3
De Roo Code 3057