たましい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たましい – see the following entry.

【魂】S [noun] (religion, folklore) a soul, spirit [noun] mind, spirit, vigour, willpower [noun] (figurative) spirit (manner or style of something, enthusiasm) [noun] (figurative, by extension) attitude, readiness [noun] discretion, judgement, prudence [noun] character, genius, talent, wisdom [noun] (from a warrior's "spirit") a katana (single-edged Japanese sword) Alternative spelling 魄

(This term, たましい (tamashī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as たましい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たましい.)