魂たま
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Meanings
Noun
1. soul; spirit; mind
2. willpower; vitality
3. something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
Suffix
Noun
4. inherent spirit of something; state of mind (usu. as ~だましい)
Other spellings
霊たまたま
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Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
たま
Used in vocabulary
魂たま祭まつり
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
Noun
亡なき魂たま
departed soul; spirit
Noun
魂たま送おくり
sending off the spirits of the dead
Noun
霊たま迎むかえ
welcoming the spirits of the dead
Noun
魂たま迎むかえ鳥どり
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Noun
Examples19
I'm feeling the breath of life.
Peace to his ashes!
The soul animates the body.
Your soul needs rescue.
The man sold his soul to the devil.
Do you think animals have souls?