たましい
Tamashii
Other forms: 霊、魄
Also read: たま
魂 (Tamashii) is a Japanese noun meaning “soul, spirit, mind, willpower”.
Meanings
- nounsoul; spirit; mind
- nounwillpower; vitality
- nounsomething as important as one's own life; something invaluable
- suffix, nouninherent spirit of something; state of mindusu. as ～だましい
Examples
彼の魂に平和を！
Peace to his ashes!
人の魂は不滅だ。
A person's soul is immortal.
輝ける魂と共に。
Shine on my brilliant soul.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).