Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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.)
devil(devil (from top: death mask [mark , field ], legs , nose ).)
nose(Is typically understood as a nose in a sideview which is directed to the left.)
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Vocabulary

たましい soul/spirit

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