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たましい
Meanings
Noun
1. soul; spirit; mind
Do you believe that souls like that exist?
2. willpower; vitality
3. something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
A sword is a samurai's soul.
4. inherent spirit of something; state of mind
usu. as ～だましい
The spirit of the craftsmen still lives on in this town.
Alt. forms
魂たましい
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たましい
霊たましい
魄たましい
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
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Examples (22 in total)
The body is visible, but the soul is not.
The pen is the tongue of the soul.
A sword is a samurai's soul.
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