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魂

たましい

soul, spirit

Mnemonic

A ghost on the right of it and a cloud alongside, and whatever the thing is, it carries on after the rest has stopped. Tama たま, she しい said: たましい.

Worth knowing

気 き is spirit as energy and 神 かみ is a god. 魂 is the soul of one particular person.

Built from

soul
鬼 a ghost on the right with 云 a cloud beside it. Whatever is left of a person once the body has finished.

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