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魂 = 云 + 鬼

魂 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “soul”. It is built from 云 (quote) and 鬼 (ghost). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2177.

Keyword
soul
RTK frame
2177
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たましい, たま
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
душа
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
魂 soul

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 云 quote
  2. 鬼 ghost

How to find 魂 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “quote” + “ghost”. 魂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 魂 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.