たま
Meanings
Noun
1. soul; spirit
Kanji used
soul
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
sending off the spirits of the dead
departed soul; spirit
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
welcoming the spirits of the dead
① 死者の霊を祀る建物。みたまや。おたまや。② 葬送の前に遺体を納める場所。たまどの。③ 墓の上に置く屋形。
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country
Examples (7 in total)
The pen is the tongue of the soul.
A person's soul is immortal.
Do you think animals have souls?